Re: Comet Holmes

ta got it

its easy to see with the naked eye , unusual to look straight down a comet

if you look down towards the eastern horizon is the yellowish bright stat
Saturn or mars ?

Mike

"Paul Herber" <SubstituteMyFirstNameHere@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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10 degrees off vertical to the north west (ish)

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:29:44 GMT, "flybywire" <ramrod@xxxxxx> wrote:

where abouts in the sky is it pls eg south 30 degs up
cheers
Mike

"Pete Lawrence" <pete.lawrence@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:39:12 +0000, Kiticat <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Good night for viewing in Hampshire, even with bright moon close by.
Well worth a look :)

It's a fantastic sight. I've created a page of images of the comet
which can be seen here:

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/comets/17P-Holmes.html

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Pete Lawrence
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