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Sungrazing comet SOHO5008 observed during total solar eclipse
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On the morning of April 8, 2024, an exciting development unfolded when a citizen scientist discovered a new comet in images from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). This discovery was hot on the heels of the milestone identification of SOHO's 5000th comet. The new comet, designated Comet SOHO-5008, stood out not just for its sequence in discovery but for its timely role in a celestial event. • Karl Battams of the US Naval Research Lab, who manages the SOHO Sungrazer Project, had predicted that Comet SOHO-5008 would make an appearance during a total solar eclipse scheduled to occur later that day. This eclipse was set to cast areas of the United States and Mexico into momentary darkness, providing a unique backdrop for observing the comet. • Petr Horálek, a scientist from the Institute of Physics in Opava, Czechia, was in Mexico to observe the eclipse. Fortuitously, the clouds parted at just the right moment, allowing Horálek to capture a stunning image of the solar corona during the eclipse. In this image, Comet SOHO-5008 was serendipitously visible near the lower left of the Sun. • Tragically, shortly after Horálek documented this rare event, Comet SOHO-5008 met its end. It ventured too close to the Sun and disintegrated—a common fate for sungrazing comets. Such observations from the ground are exceedingly rare and were made possible on this occasion by the total solar eclipse. • The remarkable image captured by Horálek is a composite of 100 frames, meticulously put together to showcase both the wide and inner corona with varying exposures and focal lengths. This technique highlighted the comet’s presence against the spectacular backdrop of the solar corona. • While SOHO was not originally designed to be a comet-hunter, its ability to clearly observe the area around the Sun has unexpectedly made it the most prolific discoverer of comets in the history of astronomy, particularly those that graze the Sun. • Credit: Petr Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava), Josef Kujal (Astronomy Society in Hradec Králové), Milan Hlaváč • Hypnothis by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... • Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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