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> Comet 17P/Holmes and Niasar temple 11/2007

Comet 17P/Holmes and Niasar temple 11/2007

author: B.A.Tafreshi/Novapix

reference: a-com21-02026

Image Size 300 DPI: 14 * 31 cm

Comet Holmes, very close to Mirphak, the brightest star of Perseus. Here in this wide view of Nov. 16, 2007 the comet is shown over the 1600-year old fire temple of Niasar in Iran, used for centuries by Zorostrians.

Keywords for this photo:

17P/HOLMES - 2007 - AMATEUR ASTRONOMER - ASTRONOMY - BUILDING - COMET - CONSTELLATION - HOLMES - HUMAN - IRAN - LANDSCAPE - MAN - MIRFAK - MONUMENT - NIASAR - NIGHT - OBSERVATION - OBSERVER - PERSEUS - RELIGION - SILHOUETTE - STAR - STARRY SKY - TEMPLE - ZOROASTRIANISM -