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Space/Science » in reply to Comet 17P Holmes still visible (like a cloud) !!

Saw it tonight.

RobVG — 12/9/2007 6:23:31 AM (archived)

IMO naked eye with averted vision was better than using the scope.

I bet it would look great in a pair of good binoculars.

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Comet 17P Holmes still visible (like a cloud) !! (n/t) - Raoul - 12/7/2007 10:36:57 PM
- Saw it tonight. - RobVG - 12/9/2007 6:23:31 AM
  - Me too - Laurie Street - 12/9/2007 7:16:23 AM
    - "Beautiful clear night" - RobVG - 12/9/2007 7:21:37 AM
      - Looks like a jellyfish - Raoul - 12/9/2007 10:36:26 AM
- Not visible. (through the clouds):( - RobVG - 12/8/2007 3:17:20 AM
  - A novel mechanism for outbursts of Comet 17P/Holmes and other short-period comets - Socrates II - 12/21/2007 5:09:44 PM

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