Investigating the Spectacular Outburst of Comet 17P/Holmes

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Jul 2007

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HST Proposal ID #11418. Cycle 16

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Comet 17P/Holmes is currently undergoing a spectacular eruption in activity, with its brightness increasing by ~14 mag over a 24 hour period. The comet is shedding huge amounts of dust, presumably associated with a major splitting event at the nucleus. The high spatial resolution and high sensitivity of Hubble has proven to be invaluable during previous observations of several fragmenting comets, and the 2007 apparition of 17P/Holmes represents another excellent opportunity to investigate this important cometary phenomenon. We request 3 orbits of WFPC2 observations to measure the size and V-R color of the principal nucleus, perform a deep search for large fragments released during the outburst, monitor the temporal development of the event, and search for a satellite whose collision with the principal nucleus may have triggered the current outburst, as was suggested for the similar outburst observed in 1892.;

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