Comet 17P Holmes | Sayan Chakraborti

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Photographer:

Sayan Chakraborti

Location of Photo:

Tenerife

Date/Time of photo:

1 November 2007 (02:30:37 UTC)

Equipment:

Bradford Robotic Telescope, Tenerife, Celestron 14", V filter, 5sec

Description:

The image, taken remotely with the Bradford Robotic Telescope, shows the Comet 17P Holmes with inner bright region, a prominent glow around it and an extended outer halo. The small point spread functions of the rest of the stars in the field demonstrate that the halo is not a seeing artifact, but a real extension.