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Archive Home > 2007 > October > 27 > Comet, a million times brighter in one day, dazzles in the night

Comet, a million times brighter in one day, dazzles in the night

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
October 27, 2007

There’s an extra point of light in the sky these days — one that is surprising even astronomers and amateur sky-watchers.

The Holmes Comet was visible only by telescope earlier in the week, but Wednesday it burst into a bright spot about 1 million times more brilliant than....

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