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

[Lawrence D. Lopez]

And since this morning at 2AM, at least, it was resolving into two pieces.

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