Friday, January 25, 2008

Comet Holmes' coma could still be detectable one year from now

So calculates Richard Miles in The Astronomer 44 #525 [2008 January] 234: CCD cameras should be able to pick out a coma with some 4° diameter and a surface brightness roughly 3.5 mag. lower than now when Holmes is again in opposition around Dec. 2008/Jan. 2009. Amazing thought ...

1 comment:

Daniel Fischer said...

Miles' note is also available online with a Jan. 6 image.