Comet 17P Holmes
Sketch and Details by Ignacio Martin Navarro
Comet 17P Holmes
I am Ignacio Martín, from Tenerif, Spain. This is a sketch from the Comet Holmes made a year ago. Object Name: 17P Holmes Object: Type Comet Location: Tenerife, Canary Island Date: 2, November 2007 Equipment: Celestron C6″ SC MALE: 3.5 – 4. No clouds but a lot of light pollution Visual Magnitude: 2.5 (aprox) It was made just with graphite pencil. First I made the background and then, step by step, the details where included. I took some notes about the appearance of the comet: ” Naked eye: triangular shape, like Δ. Using the SC: the NE part seems to be weaker and the SW edge is more intense and irregluar. Dark ring inside”
Best regards,
Nacho Martín Navarro
Martin,
Very nice sketch. Very interesting story.
Marek
Ignacio,
A great reminder of that fantastic event. Let us hope that 2009 brings us observers more unexpected delights of this kind, you just can’t beat a good comet ;o)
Dale
Delightful sketch of a very remarkable comet in the northern heavens. Well done, Ignacio.
Frank