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Exploding Holmes
The Holmes Comet appears to be exploding. Astronomers have now dubbed it the 'exploding comet,' saying it is now fully a million times its normal size and seems likely to get bigger. The Holmes Comet appears to be exploding. Astronomers have now dubbed it the 'exploding comet,' saying it is now fully a million times... more
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Comet Holmes on its way to brightest in history
IT is one of the strangest things to illuminate the night sky and may be about to make history.
Comet Holmes - a ball of frozen matter that orbits the sun every seven years - has intensified in brightness one million times since Wednesday night. It is now visible with the naked eye, even from well-lit city areas.
What the comet will do next is anyone's guess.
If the brightness continues at this rate, Comet Holmes will soon become the brightest comet in history.
Or the display might be over by observation time tonight - but no one really knows.
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See also http://weblogs.marylandweather.com/2007/10/comet_bright... IT is one of the strangest things to illuminate the night sky and may be about to make history. ... more
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