Signs in the heavens ...(as well as in the earth)"spectacular eruption, brightening almost a million-fold"
STRANGE COMET: Astronomers around the world agree, Comet 17P/Holmes is
one of the strangest things ever to explode in the night sky. It's a
comet, yet it looks like a planet with a golden core and a green
atmosphere:Chris Shur of Payson, Arizona, took this picture last night using his
12.5-inch telescope and a Canon XTi digital camera. "The comet was
yellow and green, very bright in the viewfinder," he says.Yesterday, Comet Holmes shocked sky watchers with a spectacular
eruption, brightening almost a million-fold from 17th to 2.5th
magnitude in a matter of hours. The comet is now visible to the naked
eye--even from light polluted cities--high in the northern sky after
sunset:http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_holmes_page2.htm
Where to look in the night sky ...
http://www.spaceweather.com/images2007/24oct07/skymap_north_holmes.gif
