Comet Holmes is a popular search today as the obscure comet in the Constellation Perseus brightened a millionfold in one day, suddenly becoming visible to the naked eye.
Amateur and professional astronomers are gaga over the unusual event which may be a repeat of one that occurred 115 years ago, in November 1892, when the comet was first spotted by English amateur Edwin Holmes.
Click here to see Comet Holmes pictures.
Click here for the writeup in Sky & Telescope with accompanying night sky location charts so you can spot it yourself.
And that’s the skywatcher’s buzz on Comet Holmes.
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October 25th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
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October 25th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
[...] Michi Beck wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptClick here to see Comet Holmes pictures. Click here for the writeup in Sky & Telescope with accompanying night sky location charts so you can spot it yourself. And that’s the skywatcher’s buzz on Comet Holmes. Tags: News, Web Site Traffic. [...]