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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:22 pm 
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Comet Holmes has exploded in space, leaving a cloud of dust, gas & debris which is LARGER than Jupiter! Visible with the naked eye, look northeast in the night sky for what appears to be a fuzzy star.

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Cool, I cant wait to check it out.

Hopefully someone will get a few good shots of it with a telescope.
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Will I be able to see it from here?

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Pamp wrote:
Will I be able to see it from here?


Don't know - It was reported by the weatherman on a local news station.

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