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Credit & Copyright: Eric Allen
Observatoire du CÈgep de Trois-RiviÕres
Explanation:
Go outside tonight and see
Comet Holmes.
No binoculars or telescopes are needed -- just
curiosity and a
sky map.
Last week,
Comet 17P/Holmes underwent an
unusual outburst that vaulted it unexpectedly from obscurity into
one of the brightest comets in recent years.
Sky enthusiasts
from the northern hemisphere have been following the
comet's
progress closely.
Pictured above
Quebec,
Canada, the
coma of
Comet Holmes has been noticeably expanding over the past few days.
In the
above
picture, an image of
Jupiter has been placed artificially nearby to
allow for a comparison of
angular sizes.
Jupiter has been scaled to the size it would appear at the current location of
Comet Holmes.
How Comet Holmes will further evolve is unknown,
with one possibility being that the expanding gas cloud that started from its
recent outburst will slowly disperse and fade.
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: comet
Publications with words: comet
See also:
- APOD: 2025 January 13 Á Comet ATLAS Before Sunrise
- APOD: 2024 December 16 Á A Kilometer High Cliff on Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko
- APOD: 2024 November 27 Á The Meteor and the Comet
- APOD: 2024 November 11 Á The Unusual Tails of Comet Tsuchinshan Atlas
- APOD: 2024 November 6 Á Comet Tsuchinshan Atlas over the Dolomites
- APOD: 2024 October 21 Á Comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS over California
- Comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS Flys Away