[meteorite-list] [IMCA] THE SUN EATS A COMET?

[Walter Branch]

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" <nightsky55 at gmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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 <mstreman53 at yahoo.com> 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
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Cc: imca at imcamail.de
> 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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