824 views             Name(s): Holmes     Date : 2007-11-03     Location : Podljubelj     Conditions :     Weather :     Moon :     Setup : Sigma 400mm on tripod     Camera : Nikon D70     Exposure : 13sec f5.6 ISO 1600     Processing : PS     Object description : Comet Holmes is a periodic comet in our solar system. Although normally a very faint object, Holmes became notable during its 2007 return when it temporarily brightened by a factor of about half a million, in what was the largest known outburst by a comet, and became visible to the naked eye. It also briefly became the largest object in the solar system, as its coma expanded to a diameter greater than that of the Sun.     Object size & distance