| Re: What will happen to Comet Holmes?
Unfortunately, apart from the slight tilt of the Earth to the orbital plane, which allows minor seasonal overlaps of astral views, the Northern and Southern hemispere have their own separate views of the heavens.
Comet 17P Holmes is a northern hemisphere object, mostly out of view very far south of the equator. It appears in our Northern sky at around 50 degrees above the horizon.
A little additional afterthought for 'Sometimes' who was wondering if the emissions could change the Comet's orbit. I'm sure we have all seen the steamy evaporation of the water drops on our car when the sun shines on them. Well, it's a little bit like wondering if those forces of evaporation could push our car up the road. We know there are forces involved but not in any way significantly. |