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Shannon · 11-05-2007, 11:41 PM

I don't think so. I've not seen the comet for myself (San Antonio is definitely not a dark sky viewing locale), but reports say the comet has no tail, and it began brightening between October 23–24, 2007, not in the past several days.

Here's a (public domain, so I'm permitted to copy it here) chart showing where the comet is:

Source: Image:Comet Holmes TLR1.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here's another view that may aid in locating it in the sky:

Source: Image:Comet Holmes sky Oct 30 2007.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

11-05-2007, 11:41 PM	#3
Shannon Founder, WildTexas.com Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,439	Re: Comet 17P/Holmes I don't think so. I've not seen the comet for myself (San Antonio is definitely not a dark sky viewing locale), but reports say the comet has no tail, and it began brightening between October 23–24, 2007, not in the past several days. Here's a (public domain, so I'm permitted to copy it here) chart showing where the comet is: Source: Image:Comet Holmes TLR1.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Here's another view that may aid in locating it in the sky: Source: Image:Comet Holmes sky Oct 30 2007.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ - Shannon Moore Your Host @ WildTexas.com Last edited by Shannon; 11-05-2007 at 11:51 PM. Reason: added star charts for reference