[AZ-Observing] Comet Holmes and Alpha Persei

All,
 

I took a peek at the comet last night from my backyard a bit north of
Metrocenter in Phoenix. I struggled to see it naked eye with a 10 day
moon washing out the already light polluted sky.

 

Using the 11x80's though, revealed the huge coma right next to alpha
Per. I estimated the coma at a half degree in size. The thing seemed to
squeeze through a dark path with a pair of stars on the north and aPer
on the south right at the southern edge of the coma. Pretty neat.

 

Even in a moon washed-out sky, the comet still looks amazing, with the
jet/fountain thing still shinning brightly in the middle. How long will
this go on? You'd think this release would run out of "steam" after a
while!

 

I will continue to watch this thing and see what goes on as the solar
wind does its thing with the comet dust and gas.

 

Rick R.

SAC

 


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