Remember comet Holmes? (Click for larger view.)
Well, it keeps on putting on a show, still remaining naked eye. This lovely photo (taken by Tamas Ladanyi) is today’s APOD. Have a look there for more information. That coma is huge, by the way, well over a million kilometers in diameter.
-cvj
(Thanks Nick W.!)
On this day on Asymptotia...
- Southern California Strings Seminar - 2007
- Cosmic Holey Moley! - 2007
- Fatal Attraction - 2006
- Supporting the Alternatives - 2006
- Winning Combinations - 2006
Some Related Asymptotia Posts (not exhaustive):
Wow, this got to be the best pic of comet Holmes I have seen.