(meteorobs) Birth of a debris stream

[mexicodoug]

Thank you Chris for sharing a most insightful image of 17P so far as this 
singular event develops.  The definition that appears in this image is 
superb, and the symmetry across the central maximum is reminiscent of a 
non-violent event, where diffusion has predominated until now.  Within a day 
or two, the image would suggest the "coma" will cease being a coma and 
complete detached from the nucleus, best being described as you mention: a 
meteoroid stream.

http://www.cloudbait.com/gallery/comet/holmes_50m_1031.jpg

(from http://www.cloudbait.com:80/gallery/comet/holmes.html )

Best wishes,
Doug


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:38 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) Birth of a debris stream


>I got a deep image of 17P tonight, and it is showing a lot of individual
> dust streams inside the central coma. This is what a meteoroid stream
> looks like as it is created, although this particular one will never
> cross the Earth's orbit. The latest image is at the bottom of
> http://www.cloudbait.com/gallery/comet/holmes.html .
>
> Chris
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