Chris L Peterson wrote:
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temperatures can
easily get much higher than the boiling point for many compounds
known to exist in comets (some of which show up in spectra for this
one).

Chris,

do you or anyone else have spectral data on Holmes?

Such as what kind of spectrum does it have and what are the most prominent
elements that show on its spectrum?

Thanks,

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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