Comet plunges towards sun

 News, Science
May 102011
 

An unnamed comet appears to be on an impact course with the sun. It should strike the sun within the next two or three hours.

An unnamed comet streaks towards the sun from the left

An unnamed comet streaks towards the sun from the right

Lasko C2 Image of comet streaking towards sun.

Lasko C2 Image of comet streaking towards sun.

Here is a video showing the comet plummeting into the sun with a CME erupting roughly simultaneously on the opposite, earth facing side.

The following YouTube video gives an even better view of the event:

  5 Responses to “Comet plunges towards sun”

  1. Goods says:
    May 11, 2011 at 8:42 am

    Hi Van, any updates on this comet?

    • Van Smith says:
      May 11, 2011 at 12:38 pm

      Hi, Goods, I updated the post with a remarkable video showing an earth facing CME erupt on the opposite side of the sun as the comet plunged to its solar doom. Causality is unlikely, but it is certainly an interesting coincidence.

  2. Goods says:
    May 11, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Wonder if this comet had anything to do with this: Deadly earthquake rocks Spanish town

    http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/11/fatal-magnitude-53-earthquake-in-spain

  3. Anonymous says:
    February 1, 2012 at 11:48 am

    “An unnamed comet appears to be on an impact course with the sun. It should strike the sun within the next two or three hours.”

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