[meteorite-list] Comet Holmes

[lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu]

Hello List:

We are finally back to clear skies. Once the Moon went away (rose later)
we have had enough clouds to make observing comet Holmes frustrating.

We saw something interesting tonight: There was a star clearly visible
through the comet coma! Using Starry Night, it appears that the comet is 3
arc minutes (1/10 of the lunar diameter) from a 7th magnitude star
(HIP17476). It really gives you a feel for how thin the material in the
coma of Holmes really is!

Larry and Nancy Lebofsky