Comet 17P/Holmes and 8P/Tuttle

Over two months after its outburst, Comet Holmes is still visible to the naked eye, slowly moving about the northern sky, slowly growing even larger, and also slowly fading. On the other hand, Comet Tuttle, another periodic comet, is rapidly brightening and speeding by, spending only a few days in this part of the sky.

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