2007-11-14 00:13:25 · 6 answers · asked by ldavanti 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, that would be Capella.
Comet Holmes isn't far from there, but it is getting dimmer, and the best part of the show is probably over.
2007-11-14 03:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by laurahal42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comet Holmes can be seen in that part of the sky, but it isn't as bright as the brighter stars in that same part of the sky. Look at it with binoculars. If it is comet Holmes, you will see it looking like a large fuzzy cloud in the binoculars. Comet Holmes has no tail, or at least not one you can see with binoculars, because it is too far from the Sun, but it does have a head that looks decidedly larger and fuzzier than a star. If the object looks like a small hard point of light in binoculars, it is a star. It is not a planet, because planets never appear in that part of the sky.
2007-11-14 09:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, That's the star Capella in Auriga. The comet is higher up, about half way between Capella and Cassiopeia, close to the second magnitude star Mirfak in Perseus, but quite a bit fainter.
2007-11-14 09:12:52 · answer #3 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a few bright stars in that corner of the sky.
Most likely Capella
2007-11-14 08:28:26 · answer #4 · answered by Raymond 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
they say that comet has blown up or something, but i don't know maybe heading for Earth.
2007-11-14 08:22:28 · answer #5 · answered by a francis 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
No, it's venus
2007-11-14 08:57:07 · answer #6 · answered by T L 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋