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Old 16-11-2007, 12:01 PM
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Re: What will happen to Comet Holmes?

That coma is actually larger in extent than Jupiter

Good to get more info on the comet, thanks for that, but I'm slightly puzzled as to the comet's size as it must be MANY times bigger than Jupiter as it appears so large. I understand the comet is somewhere between Mars and Jupiter in its distance from Earth and would therefore appear quite small. What am I missing here?!
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