Debris from most spectacular comet outburst may explain its perplexing behavior — and be visible in telescopes

Astronomers hope the observations of the comet debris will shed light on the puzzling event that caused the sky to light up.

Astronomers watched in awe as the cometary burst with the greatest cometary burst ever observed. This comet has done it before, with a 2.1 mile-wide comet. The ice ball was found thanks to a similar event in 1892.

The debris from the eruption in 2007, which created a coma wider than the sun, is still in the central solar system. Skywatchers are encouraged to look for it this month as the observations may help explain what is so special about 17P/Holmes. The best time to view the comet is after August 22nd.

There is a chance to see a comet in the August sky.

"This comet is different from other comets because other comets have not produced such eruptions," said Markku Nissinen, an amateur astronomer. There are hundreds of Jupiter family comets, but they have never done this. Something must be different about this one.

The farthest points between Mars and Jupiter and the closest point to the star are where Jupiter family comets are located. When they warm up closer to the sun, they start to appear brighter. Jupiter family comets become fainter and fainter as the warm environment depletes the volatile materials that are responsible for their bright cometary tails.

The comet might have a different chemical composition than other Jupiter- family comets, according to Nissinen.

Nissinen said it's possible that the comet formed in a different spot.

According to Maria, the comet doesn't produce the outbursts during every visit into the central solar system.

When the comet passes a short distance from the sun, it appears to be heat related. The outbursts seem to be sporadic. They are not predictable.

Observations of the debris streams could answer some of the questions. The astronomer can get insights about their physical and chemical properties by measuring the brightness of the particles.

The comet's chemical composition would be revealed by measuring the absorption spectrum of the comet's dust, which would be visible in the telescope.

The dust is visible in the mid-IR. It would be interesting if they could see it from space.

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