Comet 17P/Holmes, in Hi-Res | Gianluca Masi

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Photographer:

Gianluca Masi

Location of Photo:

Ceccano (FR) - Italy

Date/Time of photo:

8 Nov. 2007, 00:27 UT

Equipment:

Virtual Telescope main unit, consisiting in: C14@f/9.1 + SBIG ST8-XME + Paramount ME

Description:

This image shows comet Holmes, imaged at high resolution (O.58"/pixel). The inner coma shows its intriguing details, while the image processing was not pushed too much, to preserve a natural view.

Website:

http://www.virtualtelescope.eu