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George
October 25th, 2007, 02:50 AM
COMET ERUPTION !

COMET ERUPTION: Whatever is happening to Comet 17P/Holmes, it's weird. "I've never seen anything like it! It almost looks like a planet,"

The comet has no tail, a remarkable golden color, and yesterday it shocked astronomers with a spectacular eruption, brightening almost a million-fold from 17th to 2.5th magnitude in a matter of hours.

http://spaceweather.com/
ATYCLB
October 25th, 2007, 03:05 AM
http://spaceweather.com/comets/holmes/24oct07/Eric-Allen1.jpg
Rmf3175
October 25th, 2007, 03:11 AM
Would this be considered a sign in the heavens?:thinking
Neen273
October 25th, 2007, 04:20 AM
COMET ERUPTION: Whatever is happening to Comet 17P/Holmes, it's weird. "I've never seen anything like it! It almost looks like a planet," says Eric Allen who recorded this view through a 16-inch telescope at the Observatoire du Cégep de Trois-Rivières in Quebec. The comet has no tail, a remarkable golden color, and yesterday it shocked astronomers with a spectacular eruption, brightening almost a million-fold from 17th to 2.5th magnitude in a matter of hours.

"Comet 17P/Holmes is just plain funky," adds Becky Ramotowski who sends this photo from Tijeras, New Mexico. "There's no visible tail, just a bright star-like mystery out there. The comet doesn't get any points for being photogenic. Hopefully that will change."

http://spaceweather.com/
George
October 25th, 2007, 04:56 AM
Good post but already posted :)

http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=18971
Joseph The Carpenter
October 25th, 2007, 06:47 AM
Would this be considered a sign in the heavens?:thinking

YES:thumb:thumb:thumb:yeah:yeah:yeah
zhan
October 25th, 2007, 07:16 AM
Hrmmm ... it should have a tail though.

I'm wondering .. if a comet has a tail, the only time it wouldn't be visible is if it's either headed directly away from us, or directly *toward* us :fear:panic
housenorder
October 25th, 2007, 07:21 AM
Hrmmm ... it should have a tail though.

I'm wondering .. if a comet has a tail, the only time it wouldn't be visible is if it's either headed directly away from us, or directly *toward* us :fear:panic

My thought exactly. Ever looked straight into the headlight of a train?:heh


housenorder
icebear
October 25th, 2007, 07:25 AM
i heard this on the radio around 1 am and i thought it was SO interesting!
PrincessofHeaven
October 25th, 2007, 08:28 AM
The full moon looks absolutely HUge and pretty