Comet Holmes Over Hungary

Explanation: Comet Holmes refuses to fade. The unusual comet that surprisingly brightened nearly a million-fold in late October continues to remain visible to the unaided eye from dark locations . Night to night, Comet 17P/Holmes is slowly gliding through the constellation Perseus , remaining visible to northern observers during much of the night right from sunset. Pictured above , Comet Holmes was captured from Hungary last week. The remarkable snowball continues to retain a huge coma , but now shows very little of a tail . To the far right is the open cluster of stars NGC 1245 . How much longer Comet Holmes will remain visible to the unaided eye is unknown.