[Atmob-discuss] Comet 17P/Holmes

[Steve Beckwith]

Great Image Mario!

I guess it's safe now to let everyone know that this is the mothership
I've been waiting on for two hundred years.  My time being stationed on
this dirt ball and among you primates is just about over.  While there
has been difficult times (by the great Ginga, some of those ATMoB
meetings can certainly last long), I can say my time here has been
pleasant and being a member of the primate's ATMoB organization was the
closest thing I found to being back on my home planet of Snort.
However, my research is over and has been extremely successful.  As a
result, my people have a new food source!  I will be returning shortly
with the Harvest Fleet (I already have beamed my "Dibs" on the tasty
Mike Mattei to the mothership".  

See you primates soon!

- Gurglesnick

Junior Agricultural Specialist
Department of Tasty Morsels
Snort
Orion Arm
Milkyway

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mario Motta [mailto:drmariomotta at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:46 AM
To: mmotta at massmed.org
Cc: Steve Beckwith; atmob-discuss at atmob.org; AAVSO-DIS
Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] Comet 17P/Holmes


OK, I just uploaded an image of Comet Holmes, about mag 2 visual. it is
on the ATMOB website, wingaersheek gallery. Direct link:

http://www.atmob.org/gallery/showgallery.php?id=43

This is without doubt one of the weirdest things I have ever seen! 
Visually it has a dense central core, with a small fan splaying to the 
west, surrounded by a large shell, looks like 2 concentric shells. Has 
the appearance of a planetary nebula with a bright central star. I
suspect it must have split in at least 2 pieces and must be spewing 
out volatiles. But why, and so far from the sun?? Anyone got real data 
on this thing?

Mario Motta