Hello Bob and Elton and List,
You are correct Bob. It is a coincidental Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). See
the SOHO website here...
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/
"Scientists, however, have yet to find a convincing physical connection
between sun-grazing comets and coronal mass ejections. In fact, analysis of
this CME using images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows that the CME
erupted before the comet came close enough to the solar surface to interact
with strong magnetic fields."
Clear skies!
-Walter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob King" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] THE SUN EATS A COMET?
Hi Elton,
It was almost certainly coincidence according to the SOHO website. The
comet was too small to have an effect and vaporized well above the
sun's surface.
Bob
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:45 PM, MEM <[email protected]> wrote:
Gazonks! That affected an entire hemisphere and then some. I assume it was
a time lapse clip but if legit, an astonishing reminder of the potential
for
devastation had we been in the path.
I hope an observatory somewhere caught the actual impact/shockwave.
Thanks for the link.
Elton
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From: Count Deiro <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 10:29:08 PM
Subject: [IMCA] THE SUN EATS A COMET?
Hello Listees,
This posted on LiveLeak a an hour or so ago. It purports to show a comet
captured by the Sun.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6c1_1305678323
Regards,
Count Deiro
IMCA 3536
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