Comet Holmes (2)

Comet Holmes, observed at Center Korea Observatory, 27 Oct. 2007.
The above image is LRGB combined image by using IRAF, Registax and Photoshop.
The comet has been expanding continuously since detection of its outburst (a few days ago), and now, this comet is larger than Jupiter which is biggest planet in Solar system.

P.S. it's fake color :) wait for a while for real color.

Comet Holmes

Amazing space. This faint 17 magnitude comet Holmes has brightened to 2.5 magnitude over past 3 days. It means that it gets 1 ~ 2 million times brightened!!! You can see it with your naked eyes even in the full moon. Don't miss this wonderful scene.

Space.com article : http://www.space.com/spacewatch/071025-comet-holmes.html

Astronomy.com article : http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=6157

photo galley : http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_holmes_page4.htm