Hi Pete, That small speck is actually a second comet (a fragment of Comet Lovejoy) that had to have separated at least several days ago. (And actually, as Kreutz comets go, it's a pretty bright one!) Of course, *all* Kreutz- amily comets are pieces of one giant original comet that has fragmented and re-fragmented thousands of times over the centuries. It would not surprise me if there are one or more small fragments trailing Comet Lovejoy that will appear in the coming days.
Cheers, Rob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Pete Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 3:29 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; meteoritelist meteoritelist Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Comet Lovejoy in SOHO's LASCO C3 Camera Amazing video! In both the zip and AVI videos, there is a small speck preceding the comet into the sun. Is this a lens glitch? Cheers, Pete ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
