Sun and Comet - May 11, 2011
Sungrazer090511
It seems that the recent SOHO comet did not survive the solar close encounter.
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The Sungrazer comet is now entering the field of view of the SOHO C2 chronograph
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Credit NASA/SOHO
A Kreutz group Sungrazer comet was discovered by Sergey Shurpakov on the 9th May, 2011.Expand (463kb, 1024 x 1024)