Comet Holmes P (17P) 2007-10-29


Full resolution (1600x1200 px 240kB) Holmes 2007-11-01 Holmes 2007-11-18 Holmes 2007-11-28

Object data
	Object type:	comet
	Constellation:	Per
	Distance:	1.62 AU (243 Mio km)
	Notes:	On October 24th, periodic Comet Holmes (17P) brightened dramatically: by nearly a million times! The comet erupted from a very dim magnitude 17 to about magnitude 2½.

Exposure data
	Date:	2007-10-28/29 23:41 UT - 01:03 UT
	Location:	Nussbach / Austria (400m)
	Telescope:	TeleVue NP101 (4" Apo f=540mm)
	Camera:	ST2000XM with CFW8 and SBIG Filters
	Binning:	L 1x1 / RGB 2x2
	Exposure time:	L 55x6s / R 55x6s / G 55x3s / B 55x3s
	Notes:	near full moon!

Exposure data
	Date:	2007-10-29 17:28 UT
	Location:	Nussbach / Austria (400m)
	Telescope:	TeleVue NP101 (4" Apo f=540mm)
	Camera:	ST2000XM with CFW8 and SBIG Filters
	Binning:	L 1x1 / RGB 2x2
	Exposure time:	L 14x6s / R 15x6s / G 15x3s / B 15x3s
	Notes: