Two Comets
Over at Astroblog, Ian Musgrave writes about Comet LONEOS which is currently brightening and is getting close to being visible with the naked eye. According to the finder charts it is currently between the constellations of Bootes and Virgo. Chris Lintott points out a second comet - Comet Holmes - which brightened almost over-night from magnitude 17 to 4. That means that it may also be visible by eye from a dark site. Comet Holmes (insert your own Sherlock Holmes jokes here) is currently sat near the constellation of Perseus.
If you see either of these by eye you can tick off one of my 10 astronomy things to do before you die.
Comments: Two Comets
Comet 17P Holmes seems to have peaked at mag 2.0, and was mag 2.5 around 17 hr UT on the 25th. I can see it from where I live (blast), but another Adelaidean saw it up in the hills. Everyone, go and have a look at this amazing comet.
Posted by Ian Musgrave on Thursday 25th Oct 2007 (21:43 UTC)
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