From Space Weather News Oct. 22, 2013 http://spaceweather.com A COMET EXPLODES: Amateur astronomers are reporting a 100-fold outburst of brightness from Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR). Images reveal a spherical shell of gas that reminds observers of Comet 17P/Holmes, which exploded in 2007. So far the comet is too dim for naked-eye viewing, but at magnitude +8.5 it is bright enough for imaging by backyard telescopes. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and more information.
Exciting news! Better be fast. Lower than ISON. Not much of an imaging window in the morning. A low eastern horizon will help. Patrick, time to trim those trees! On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 7:44 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
From Space Weather News Oct. 22, 2013 http://spaceweather.com
A COMET EXPLODES: Amateur astronomers are reporting a 100-fold outburst of brightness from Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR). Images reveal a spherical shell of gas that reminds observers of Comet 17P/Holmes, which exploded in 2007. So far the comet is too dim for naked-eye viewing, but at magnitude +8.5 it is bright enough for imaging by backyard telescopes. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and more information.
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