Skywatchers see debris from comet
The trails should be visible with telescopes with at least an 11-inch (30-centimeter) aperture and CCD sensors.
The coma of comet 17/P Holmes grew temporarily broader than the sun after its spectacular outburst in 2007.
The usually unimpressive comet 17P/Holmes delivered the most stunning cometary outburst yet seen.
. This event's debris will be visible to amateur telescopes in the Northern Hemisphere this month.
Markku Nissinen, a Finnish astronomer, recalls the events of nearly 15 years ago.
when skywatchers first observed the comet's 2.1-mile-wide (3.4-kilometer) strong brightening
The brightness of the comet has increased a million times.
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