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28 October 2007

Comet Holmes - 28 October 2007

This strange comet was visible only in very large telescopes until it suddenly brightened by nearly a million times last week! It is now visible, in the constellation Perseus, to the naked eye. Binoculars or a telescope will reveal the disk-like appearance of its dust & gas cloud or 'coma'. The small, bright object towards the top of the comet is a star seen through its coma.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Camera 'piggybacked' on a Celestron C8 telescope. 45 second exposure at f5.6, ISO 100. I have cropped the original photo heavily. full exif

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