Comet 17P/Holmes still exploding
Spaceweather are reporting that comet 17P/Holmes is still expanding outwards (or rather, it's cloud of gas it gave off is). It's now 17 times the diameter of planet Jupiter! I took some pictures earlier this week of the comet, and you can view these on the astrophotography page at puffle - Astrophotography - comet 17P/Holmes
posted by James @ 12:05 pm
1 Comments:
At 2:53 pm,
jonniekiss said…
James,
Actually Spaceweather.com states on the webpage that Holmes 17p is now 7 times the physical diameter of Jupiter. Not 17.
Even so, still extraordinary and growing. Awesome time to be a sky watcher and wonder-er!
Peace
JK
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