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Three Month Composite of Comet Holmes
Comet Holmes brightened unexpectedly by nearly a million-fold in late October 2007. Over the next three months, its coma expanded and faded. This composite image shows how the coma and tail of Comet Holmes changed. Due to Earth's changing vantage point, the comet, which is beyond Mars's orbit, appeared nearly head-on in November but more from the side in subsequent months.
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In tropical astrology, 5 FEB 2008 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 FEB 2008.