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Comet 17P/Holmes  October 25, 2007

Comet 17P/Holmes October 25, 2007

This is a sketch that I did of this amazing comet as viewed through an f/5 635mm Newtonian reflector. Using a bino viewer with 23mm eyepieces for 138X magnification. The FOV is approx 0.4 of a degree. The structure to this comet is amazing. There is a very bright stellar central pseudonucleus that then fans off to the south in a bright central concentration. There is then a less bright, almost darker area surrounding this that is then encircled by a much brighter ring. Surrounding this all is a much fainter patch irregular haze. The view was mesmerizing.