See a Comet Tonight!

It's an exciting time when a comet becomes visible to the naked eye.  Right now the opportunity to exists to see Comet 17P Holmes, now visible in the constellation Perseus.  This came to us as a surprise because until late last week it was all but invisible to all but the most powerful telescopes.  Literally overnight, the comet brightened by a factor of one million and of course we're excited.  Right now, you have the chance to see it as a fuzzy, yellowish star.

Where can you see Comet Holmes?  Easy.  Take a look at the clip above, originally posted on AstroShorts.

Comments

[Gil Tennant]

This one has been spectacular! About 15 people on tour, have had a chance to see it, and the coma has been growing larger with each passing night. Now the coma exceeds the size of planet JUPITER! A great link to more photos can be viewed from our news page:

http://www.nightskytours.ca/news.htm

I wonder how long this is going to last?

[Clayton]

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Cheers! -Clayton

[Harry Gilday]

Hi Steve
Just got things working again. I have looked at you last few presentations and find them very good. I also found that the sound was very well done. Keep up the grat work. Looking foward to the next.