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Celestron Puts Comet Holmes In Focus As The “Out Of This World” Object Blazes Across The Night Sky Dazzling Backyard Stargazers Nationwide

Celestron® NexStar 6 SE, AstroMaster 114 EQ and SkyMaster 25 x 100 Available To Bring Stargazers An Up Close And Personal View Of The Erupting Comet That Has The Astronomy World Abuzz

TORRANCE, CA – (November 5, 2007) – In a dazzling display of cosmic light, Periodic Comet Holmes (17P/Holmes), a faint comet far from the sun, burst onto the scene, brightening by nearly a million times in just a few hours. The startling outburst has amateur astronomers and backyard stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere up all night as they clamor to catch a rare, unaided glimpse of a visible comet in the night sky. Read the rest of this entry »