Comet Holmes visits Mirfak | Ed Johnson

Photographer

Ed Johnson

Email

ed412@edhiker.com

Location of photo

Los Angeles, California

Date/Time of photo

11/16/07 11pst

Equipment

6 inch Schmidt Newtonian on homemade crystal controlled right ascension platform. Canon Rebel RAW X11 1600 30s

Description

Comet Holmes increased brightness by a factor of about a million, going from magnitude 17 to 2. This makes it visible to the unaided eye as well as binoculars and telescopes.

Website

http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/2052129278