Hello,
Comet 17P/ Holmes remains bright and the apparant size of the coma
is getting bigger each night. No one agrees what has happened to the
comet to cause it to brighten 700,000 times from its original
brightness of 17th mag a few days ago to its present brightness of
mag 2.5.However most agree that something cataclysmic has happened to
the comet to make this happen. Here is a link to what will probably
be one of the most famous light curves of a comet in all history
showing what has many astronomers most excited world wide.

http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0017P/2007.html

Patrick





--- In northstarastronomical@yahoogroups.com, "discoverer98"
<discoverer98@...> wrote:
>
> -
> Hi,
> The comet 17P/Holmes in Perseus is even brighter tonight with a
much
> larger coma than last night. I have been observing it since shortly
> after sundown in the twilight to the west of Alpha and Delta
Perseus.
> Very obviously a yellowish fuzzy comet with a false elongated
nucleus.
> Will be visible the rest of the night high in the North East.
> Patrick
>
>
> -- In northstarastronomical@yahoogroups.com, "discoverer98"
> <discoverer98@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > The bright comet 17P/Holmes in Perseus has brightened several
> > maginitudes over night and the last observed magnitude for this
comet
> > was ml 2.8 which would make it the brightest comet seen in the
> northern
> > skies since comet McNaught (the only daylight comet this observer
has
> > ever observed) speared our daylight skies with its brilliance in
> > January.
> > This comet will be passing near Mirphak (alpha Perseus) over
the
> next
> > several nights and should make a pretty sight both in binoculars
and
> > naked eye.
> > Patrick
> >
>