Comet 17P/Holmes Outburst - now naked eye!

[Outbackmanyep]

Thats a nice shot lunar-tic!
It really amazed me how bright it was under a full moon throughout November. It only got about 8 degrees above my horizon but it would be something to see straight overhead almost!

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[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by lunar-tic

It has been a great show with mostly favorable skies from November through December. It has dispersed so that I need a really clear night in the moderate light pollution here. Jan 1 was the last time it was seen by my eyes, Binoculars helped a lot: 7x50. Then the weather got cloudy, hazy, foggy and too cold!
Photo taken 11-23-2007 at 11:50PM EST Near Full Moon blocked by trees, still could easily see with naked eye. Consumer camera Kodak Z730, manual mode.

Ben Waranowitz

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Ben and,that a pretty cool shot.
Thanks for posting
Ron

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by lunar-tic

It has been a great show with mostly favorable skies from November through December. It has dispersed so that I need a really clear night in the moderate light pollution here. Jan 1 was the last time it was seen by my eyes, Binoculars helped a lot: 7x50. Then the weather got cloudy, hazy, foggy and too cold!
Photo taken 11-23-2007 at 11:50PM EST Near Full Moon blocked by trees, still could easily see with naked eye. Consumer camera Kodak Z730, manual mode.

Ben Waranowitz

fantastic - wished we had it that high here - and cloud free, well done Ben

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Hi ben
thats a bueatiful shot of holmes wish we could see it that clear from this marylands.aus