(meteorobs) Fwd: Erupting Comet

[Roberto]

I am now observing it from house, to Rome, Italy. Knot is looked at by rough
estimate and the mag. it is of 2.7!!! To the binoculars 10x50 he appears of
orange color.
Roberto Haver


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Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:35 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Fwd: Erupting Comet


>
>    The latest (exciting!) news from spaceweather.com. Maybe slightly
off-topic,
> but to me the relationship between meteors and comets is pretty direct.
Don't
> know if 17P has been associated with any known meteor shower, it doesn't
ring
> any bells with me ...
>
>    Interesting comments from John Bortle about this comet can be found
here:
>
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/comets-ml/message/12843
>
>
>    Bruce
>    *****
>
>
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>     Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:08:00 -0500
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> Space Weather News for Oct. 24, 2007
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> ERUPTING COMET:  Astronomers in Japan and Europe report that Comet
17P/Holmes
> is undergoing a spectacular eruption.  The 17th-magnitude comet has
brightened
> by a factor of five hundred thousand or more during the past 24 hours
becoming
> a naked eye object in the evening sky. This may signify a breakup of the
> comet's core or a rich vein of ice suddenly exposed to sunlight--no one
knows.
> Look for a yellow 2.5th-magnitude fuzzball in the constellation Perseus
after
> sunset. ("2.5th magnitude" means a little dimmer than the stars of the Big
> Dipper.) At present the comet looks more like a star than a comet; it does
not
> have a discernable tail, but it might grow one as the outburst continues.
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