Skywatchers can see debris from spectacular comet outburst this month - Space.com


8/5/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Tereza Pultarova

Telescopes of at least 11-inch (30 centimeters) aperture fitted with CCD cameras should be able spot the trails.

In October 2007, the otherwise underwhelming comet known as 17P/Holmes produced the most spectacular cometary outburst ever observed. Debris from this event will be visible this month to amateur tele… [+4352 chars]

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