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| Keywords: Comet Holmes simulation 120 days.gif Full Sky Observatory The gas and dust cloud surrounding Comet Holmes is expanding at a rate of about 42000km/day http //www ifa hawaii edu/faculty/jewitt/holmes html This plot simulates the retrograde motion of Comet Holmes over 120 days 60 frames after the outburst showing the diameter increase over time It will continue to get harder to see visually as its surface brightness falls but a cloud like this may continue to be visible over the coming weeks and months On each frame yellow dots show the position of the comet in the previous and following 30-days Contrast to actual photo composite of the comet showing the motion and expansion at http //www cs cmu edu/~pane/Holmes/ Orbital elements from http //www cfa harvard edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/0017P html en wikipedia Drilnoth CommonsHelper 2007-11-17 Tomruen wikipedia en Tomruen Original upload log page en wikipedia Comet_Holmes_simulation_120_days gif 2007-11-17 07 41 Tomruen 471×407× 338028 bytes <nowiki>Slightly larger less star names</nowiki> 2007-11-17 07 33 Tomruen 320×273× 584567 bytes <nowiki>Comet Holmes is expanding at a rate of about 42000km/day http //www ifa hawaii edu/faculty/jewitt/holmes html This plot simulates the retrograde motion of Comet Holmes over 120 days 60 frames after the outburst showing the diameter increase over</nowiki> 17P/Holmes Animated GIF Animations on black background | ||||
