[Chaos-l] Fwd: Erupting Comet

[Jim Scarborough]

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From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
Date: Oct 24, 2007 3:08 PM
Subject: Erupting Comet
To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>

Space Weather News for Oct. 24, 2007
http://spaceweather.com

ERUPTING COMET:  Astronomers in Japan and Europe report that Comet
17P/Holmes is undergoing a spectacular eruption.  The 17th-magnitude comet
has brightened by a factor of five hundred thousand or more during the past
24 hours becoming a naked eye object in the evening sky. This may signify a
breakup of the comet's core or a rich vein of ice suddenly exposed to
sunlight--no one knows. Look for a yellow 2.5th-magnitude fuzzball in the
constellation Perseus after sunset. ("2.5th magnitude" means a little dimmer
than the stars of the Big Dipper.) At present the comet looks more like a
star than a comet; it does not have a discernable tail, but it might grow
one as the outburst continues.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for a sky map,
photos and updates.

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