Comet Holmes in Outburst Again?

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #1 28-12-2007, 12:07 PM

I got an email from here.

http://jmccanneyscience.com/
THE BIG BIG BIG NEWS IS REGARDING COMET HOLMES ... last night (late christmas day ... the 25th) ... comet holmes erupted and grew about 6 to 8 times in size ... it developed multiple tails and this was clearly visible to the naked eye ...

I know it's a dodgy site, but is it true? I'm so clouded over that I can't check for myself.

iceman (Mike) · #2 28-12-2007, 12:16 PM

Wow, haven't heard much about holmes lately.. is it still visible for us?

h0ughy (David) · #3 28-12-2007, 12:19 PM

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthrea...1/Main/2076223 look here JJJ that link you posted is full of Excrement

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #4 28-12-2007, 12:56 PM

Ah well, at least I'm not missing anything then.
Thanks Dave.

Outbackmanyep · #5 03-01-2008, 01:40 PM

Theres no outburst indicated to me through comets-ml, i was in Lightning Ridge from 26th Dec and i could see holmes with naked eye every night, i estimated it to be around 3.5 mag to 4th mag.
Quite large still, i estimated in 7x50's it to be around 65' in dia.

fringe_dweller · #6 03-01-2008, 04:54 PM

nope no outburst, saw it, holmes easy ne last evening, wednesday 2nd jan, from a dark site, looked like a smaller LMC, kinda, i would say it was about mag 3.5 - 4 also, two months of naked eyeness! whoa! it was bigger ne than in binocs, roughly an easy 1.5 d long streak!