From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Oct 24 2007 - 13:23:32 PDT
>From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist_at_spaceweather.com>
>To: SpaceWeather.com <swlist_at_spaceweather.com>
>Subject: Erupting Comet
>Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:08:00 -0500
>
>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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