(meteorobs) Potential Cause of the P/Holmes Mega-outburst

[Chris Peterson]

It would have to be one heck of a stream. The nucleus isn't more than a 
few kilometers across.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Dorman" <drygulch_99 at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 11:00 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Potential Cause of the P/Holmes Mega-outburst


> Hi.All
> I have read the discussion on why Comet Holmes has
> gone through such an amazing out burst.One other
> possibility is that the comet flew through a meteoroid
> stream.Just like the earth flew through the Orionids
> the last couple of week.The Comet could very well have
> spent a few days in the meteoroid stream and was
> sandblasted and may have had small bodies impacting on
> it's surface.Since it seems that this cometary body is
> rotating then this may have effected the whole surface
> of the comet. This could have shaken this cometary
> body up to some degree and broke up the crust and soot
> on the surface exposing new material.Does any one know
> of a meteor shower or stream that we know of here on
> earth that may have intersected this cometary body.Any
> guesses?Just thinking.
> Regards
> Thomas Dorman