[meteorite-list] Comet Holmes

[Jerry]

Good fortune shines on comet observers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A break 
of 15 minutes in the cloud cover allowed us an easy view of Comet Holmes. 
Quite unstarlike but not the ordinary hazy comet. A sharp object more 
planetlike than any comet I've seen. Probably due to its unusual brightening 
at such an extrodinary distance from Earth. Easy naked eye object even 
drenched in moonlight, but binoculars are amazing. Good luck on this one to 
all dwellers in light polluted areas. It should be observable but its time 
of continued brightening may be limited if the event that caused it is NOT 
the usual solar excitation. Consider our comet crasher last year. The 
interval of brightening was short lived.
Cool!
Jerry Flaherty