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Press Room 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Archive All News Public Affairs Office David Aguilar (617) 495-7462 Christine Pulliam (617) 495-7463 pubaffairs@cfa	Press Release Release No.: 2007-26For Release: Thursday, October 25, 2007 Mystery Comet Explodes into Brightness Comet 17P/Holmes is in super-outburst! It brightened by a factor of one million in less than 24 hours. This comet currently appears as a fuzzy, yellowish star-like object in the constellation Perseus and is well-placed for northern hemisphere observers. Credit: Chris Schur High Resolution Image (jpg) Low Resolution Image (jpg) Back to Press Release
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