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

[E.Talmadge Mentall]

Paul, me lad,

>From what I've read, this comet is out between Mars and Jupiter, so we
couldn't be looking at it tail end-on unless we're observing it from the
asteroid belt, since the tail of a comet points away from the Sun. We're
looking at it head-on.

Tal


On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:46:00 -0400 (EDT) "Paul A. Valleli"
<valleli at rcn.com> writes:
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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