Comet Holmes - visible with naked eye

mycobri · 10-31-07, 20:51

Comet Holmes is incredible.

i just saw it tonight.

it has no tail but has a bright spot in the center.
it is amazing to see with binoculars,
but it can be seen with the naked eye.

the weird thing is we had 'lost' this comet for several decades
now it suddenly appeared.

even more strange is that it was magnitude 17 in middle October
which is thousands of times dimmer than the average star
Then almost OVERNIGHT the comet Holmes got about
400,000-times brighter
bringing it to 3rd magnitude

i highly recommend seeing it if you live in the Northern Hemisphere
it sits just below Cassiopeia and can be read about more at these links

SkyandTelescope.com - Homepage Observing - Comet Holmes Beckons Skygazers Worldwide

SkyandTelescope.com - Homepage Observing - See Comet Holmes Tonight!

SPACE.com -- Obscure Comet Brightens Suddenly

oibchip · 10-31-07, 21:03

Overcast here

mycobri · 10-31-07, 21:09

it should be around for a few weeks i think

funny..
i was thinking to PM you Chip to see if you already
made a thread on it

it is the brightest comet i have ever seen

also - a satellite passed by just as i had the comet in my binnocular sights
so i followed it all the way across the sky

i hope some of you get to see it

cheshire · 10-31-07, 21:15

can you see it in the southern hemisphere?

mycobri · 10-31-07, 21:26

i found info online that says
Perseus is a southern hemisphere constellation
the brightest star in perseus is mirfak
..and mirfak is one of the top brightest stars in the southern hemisphere's spring season

so i think you would be able to cheshire
at the right time and without too much light pollution
goodluck

hyphaenation · 10-31-07, 21:39

Whats up Holmes !?

dizzydank · 10-31-07, 23:37

blast what the duece. its overcast.

mycobri · 11-01-07, 10:02

for those with overcast skies - no worries

it should remain in the same general area until next march

cheshire · 11-01-07, 14:41

i got a telescope il try check it out.. have no clue which direction to look but il try

Hippie3 · 11-01-07, 16:31

interesting news, had not heard yet, thx

rockawayrooms · 11-01-07, 19:30

Thx fer sharing that bro!

oibchip · 11-01-07, 20:48

I am pretty sure, I can see it tonight. I need to go and get my telescope out of storage to get a better look.

mycobri · 11-02-07, 13:37

okay i was wrong about it being visible until March

according to what i am reading the 'flare-up '
will only last about a month or so
so try and catch it if you can

i'll be sure to break out the telescope tonight to get a proper view.
-but a pair of binnoculars does wonders also,
if no telescope is available

Spectacular comet bursts into night sky

i did not realize that this is the most dramatic increase in magnitude
ever seen in a comet

hyphaenation · 11-02-07, 13:50

north

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10-31-07, 20:51	#1 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,435	Comet Holmes - visible with naked eye Comet Holmes is incredible. i just saw it tonight. it has no tail but has a bright spot in the center. it is amazing to see with binoculars, but it can be seen with the naked eye. the weird thing is we had 'lost' this comet for several decades now it suddenly appeared. even more strange is that it was magnitude 17 in middle October which is thousands of times dimmer than the average star Then almost OVERNIGHT the comet Holmes got about 400,000-times brighter bringing it to 3rd magnitude i highly recommend seeing it if you live in the Northern Hemisphere it sits just below Cassiopeia and can be read about more at these links SkyandTelescope.com - Homepage Observing - Comet Holmes Beckons Skygazers Worldwide SkyandTelescope.com - Homepage Observing - See Comet Holmes Tonight! SPACE.com -- Obscure Comet Brightens Suddenly

10-31-07, 21:03	#2 (permalink)
oibchip Space Lord Modulator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,013	Overcast here __________________ Please standby while I find a decent quote for my sig

10-31-07, 21:26	#5 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,435	i found info online that says Perseus is a southern hemisphere constellation the brightest star in perseus is mirfak ..and mirfak is one of the top brightest stars in the southern hemisphere's spring season so i think you would be able to cheshire at the right time and without too much light pollution goodluck Attached Thumbnails

10-31-07, 21:39	#6 (permalink)
hyphaenation Moss Walker Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,042	Whats up Holmes !? __________________ [10:52 am] Beastmaster: thats a waste of good drugs if all you're gonna do is hide in bed afraid of shadows

10-31-07, 21:09	#3 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,435	it should be around for a few weeks i think funny.. i was thinking to PM you Chip to see if you already made a thread on it it is the brightest comet i have ever seen also - a satellite passed by just as i had the comet in my binnocular sights so i followed it all the way across the sky i hope some of you get to see it

10-31-07, 21:15	#4 (permalink)
cheshire Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 650	can you see it in the southern hemisphere?

10-31-07, 23:37	#7 (permalink)
dizzydank damn its humid Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,160	blast what the duece. its overcast. __________________

11-01-07, 10:02	#8 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,435	for those with overcast skies - no worries it should remain in the same general area until next march

11-01-07, 14:41	#9 (permalink)
cheshire Mycotopiate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 650	i got a telescope il try check it out.. have no clue which direction to look but il try

11-01-07, 16:31	#10 (permalink)
Hippie3 Admin Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 36,133	interesting news, had not heard yet, thx __________________ GROW SUPPLIES: www.Mycrotopia.com ------------Simply The Best------------ Namaste Temet Nosce

11-01-07, 19:30	#11 (permalink)
rockawayrooms Hash Pipe Harry Join Date: Dec 1971 Posts: 2,049	Time to break out the tele Thx fer sharing that bro! __________________ Any little song that you know, Everything that's small has to grow!!L.Zep

11-01-07, 20:48	#12 (permalink)
oibchip Space Lord Modulator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,013	I am pretty sure, I can see it tonight. I need to go and get my telescope out of storage to get a better look. __________________ Please standby while I find a decent quote for my sig

11-02-07, 13:37	#13 (permalink)
mycobri Stained Blue Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,435	okay i was wrong about it being visible until March according to what i am reading the 'flare-up ' will only last about a month or so so try and catch it if you can i'll be sure to break out the telescope tonight to get a proper view. -but a pair of binnoculars does wonders also, if no telescope is available Spectacular comet bursts into night sky i did not realize that this is the most dramatic increase in magnitude ever seen in a comet

11-02-07, 13:50	#14 (permalink)
hyphaenation Moss Walker Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,042	north Attached Thumbnails __________________ [10:52 am] Beastmaster: thats a waste of good drugs if all you're gonna do is hide in bed afraid of shadows

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