[Atmob-discuss] comet Holmes even larger, in color with jet

[Paul A. Valleli]

Mario,
The contrast enhanced image sure looks to me like a
fragment has broken away from the nucleus, but it
could have been a spurt of material that is
separating. Since we are looking tail end-on, there
has to be a lot of distortion in its appearance.  I
wonder if the Sunday Globe or NY Times mentions it
?  Of course it is being eclipsed by those fabulous
Red Sox  !
Paul  
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  Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:50:15 -0400
  From: "Mario E. Motta" <mmotta at massmed.org>
  Subject: [Atmob-discuss] comet Holmes even larger,
  in color with jet
  To: ATMoB-discuss at atmob.org,AAVSO-DIS
  <aavso-discussion at mira.aavso.org>
  >Hi all, got 2 more I have posted. one is just
  stacked and color
  >combined. The second, I processed slightly to
  enhance contrast, and...
  >can see a jet coming from the core. This comet is
  very bright in the 32
  >inch! Interestingly though the core is not as
  bright as a few nights
  >ago, so once this outer hood dissipates likely to
  start declining in
  >brightness. I think it is brighter right now
  because the hood is still
  >expanding. Interesting jet still coming from the
  core though. this was
  >taken at 1AM. Still pink in images, but visually
  loosing its color.
  >
  >First image link:
  >http://www.atmob.org/gallery/showimage.php?id=708
  >
  >second image with contrast enhancement :
  >http://www.atmob.org/gallery/showimage.php?id=709
  >
  >Mario Motta
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