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3 November 2007

Comet Holmes - 3 November 2007

This strange comet was visible only in very large telescopes until it suddenly brightened by nearly a million times! It is now visible, in the constellation Perseus, to the naked eye. Binoculars or a telescope will reveal the disk-like appearance of its dust & gas cloud or 'coma'. Compared to the photos from 28 October - 1 November, the increase in size of the coma and the movement against the background stars is obvious.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Camera 'piggybacked' on a Celestron C8 telescope. 100 sec. exposure at f8, ISO 400. I have cropped the original photo heavily. full exif

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