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Old 11-06-2007, 12:41 AM   #3
Shannon
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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
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