Comet Holmes - Changes December 5th to December 14th 2007

Comet Holmes - Changes December 5th to December 14th 2007

During this nine day period the coma surrounding the comet has become
larger but fainter. This is what would be expected with the expelled
material steadily moving away from the head of the comet (making the
coma larger) but the density of the material deceasing as the volume
of the coma increases (making it appear fainter).
Animation of two 30 second exposures taken 9 days apart - the field of
view is 55 x 37 arc minutes

http://www.martin-nicholson.info/holmes2/holmes14.htm

Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England.
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/1/1a.htm

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