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Comet 17P/Holmes — 22:33:28 October 29, 2007, by Malcolm Porter.   Petts Wood Kent.  Williams Megrez 80mm APO refractor, unguided, 32mm eyepiece, skyglow filter, Canon 350D ISO1600, 2 secs.   Click next for more Comet Holmes pics

 

This comet underwent a massive increase in brightness to about mag 2.5 See Gary Kronk, & Sky & Telescope