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The others pictures of "Circumpolar constellations" |
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Like a new star in Perseus |
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Photo processed with DxO Optics
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30 mm focal length, composite of 8 pictures |
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6 s with digital camera Canon 30D + Sigma 30 EX 1:1.4 |
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October 24, 2007, Quimper |
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In a few hours, a comet has brighten from magnitude 17 (invisible in a good instrument) to magnitude 3, bright enough to be visible with naked-eyes from a city or during a Full Moon night. This comet is Holmes. Tonight, it is visible as a new star in the thigh of Perseus constellation. But it displays no tail and keep a stellar aspect.
click here to see this picture without the drawing.
Drawing Credits: U.S. Naval Observatory and the Space Telescope Science Institute. |
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The others pictures of "Circumpolar constellations" |
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SpaceWeather |
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Publication in page 1 in the gallery dedicated to the Comet Holmes on SpaceWeather.com |
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To see the picture, click here |
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A Shower of Stars in Brittany
Brittany by night in panorama!
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