Northern Malaysia also not so lucky, been cloud and rain since last 2 weeks. Just as i thought my luck would run out, after midnight on 31st the cloud suddenly vanished. Managed to take a few pics from the 30 minutes of clear sky.
Comet 17P/Holmes gone kaboom!
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I managed to catch the comet with my telescope this time. However, there are high level clouds.. so it was hard to make out details of the comet.
I could see that the comet is elongated unlike the circle shape that was seen days back. I could see the brightening and the 'tear drop' looking core. The core was located on the East side of the comet which is now elongated in shape. I wonder if it is because of the atmosphere that makes it look elongated or has it really changed shape.
I could see that the comet is elongated unlike the circle shape that was seen days back. I could see the brightening and the 'tear drop' looking core. The core was located on the East side of the comet which is now elongated in shape. I wonder if it is because of the atmosphere that makes it look elongated or has it really changed shape.
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