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

[Paul A. Valleli]

Tal,
Well I've always been out there anyway, so I gave it
a different perspective ;< )
Bigger and brighter tonight just after twilight.
Paul, You're right of course.
 
 
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  Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:38:39 -0400
  From: "E.Talmadge Mentall" <tmentall at juno.com>
  Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] comet Holmes even
  larger, in color with jet
  To: valleli at rcn.com
  Cc: mmotta at massmed.org,ATMoB-discuss at atmob.org

  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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