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New Naked Eye Comet - 17/P Holmes
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16 years 5 months ago #53988
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Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: New Naked Eye Comet - 17/P Holmes
I wouldn't have put it in the astrophotography section, there are images here but there to complement the discussion, I would have had it in the "Solar System Objects" forum or leave it where it was.
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Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
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16 years 5 months ago #53997
by dave_lillis
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: New Naked Eye Comet - 17/P Holmes
Amazing !!!
To think that this thing is nearly the same size as the sun itself, its a truly amazing object.
I was thinking about how to figure out the size of the tail behind it, is there an equation for calculating the tail behind it given the distance from the sun, the strength of the solar wind at that distance, its motion and out gassing rate ???
To think that this thing is nearly the same size as the sun itself, its a truly amazing object.
I was thinking about how to figure out the size of the tail behind it, is there an equation for calculating the tail behind it given the distance from the sun, the strength of the solar wind at that distance, its motion and out gassing rate ???
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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