The links below will take you to my observations, data, sketches and photographs of Comet 17P/Holmes during it’s outburst beginning October 2007.
17P / Holmes
Growth Chart
Ongoing
17P / Holmes
DEC 6, 2007
17P / Holmes
NOV 20, 2007
10 min – f/11
17P / Holmes
NOV 20, 2007
5 min – f/7
17P / Holmes
Day 15
NOV 7, 2007
120X
17P / Holmes
Day 15
NOV 7, 2007
48X
17P / Holmes
Day 11
NOV 4, 2007
120X
17P / Holmes
Day 11
NOV 4, 2007
48X
17P / Holmes
Day 11
NOV 4, 2007
15×70 Binoc
17P / Holmes
Day 8
OCT 31, 2007
120X
17P / Holmes
Day 8
OCT 31, 2007
48X
17P / Holmes
Day 5
OCT 28, 2007
120X
17P / Holmes
Day 5
OCT 28, 2007
48X
17P / Holmes
Artificial Details
OCT 28, 2007
17P / Holmes
Annular Illusion?
OCT 28, 2007
17P / Holmes
Day 4
OCT 27, 2007
17P / Holmes
Day 3
OCT 27, 2007
120X
17P / Holmes
Day 3
OCT 26, 2007
48X
17P / Holmes
Day 2
OCT 26, 2007
240X
17P / Holmes
Day 2
OCT 26, 2007
38X
17P / Holmes
Day 1
OCT 25, 2007
17P / Holmes
Day 1
OCT 25, 2007
Updated December 7, 2007.
WOW amazing observations . Really spectacular astronomical drawings . Love your writing!!
Starr the astronomer
Starr, thanks very much! It’s about time I grabbed another sketch of this comet =)