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Comet 17P/Holmes October 29 2007

by

J.Lodriguss/Novapix

Reference

a-com21-02019

Date

2007-10-31

The false nucleus and inner coma of Comet 17P/Holmes is seen here in a composite exposures on 29 October 2007. Comet 17P/Holmes began a spectacular outburst in brightness on October 24th, brightening from 17th magnitude to 2.5th magnitude, an increase of more than 1 million times brighter to become a unaided-eye object in the constellation of Perseus.