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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ STEREO & SOHO _ The Sun Rips Off a Comet's Tail

Posted by: ugordan Oct 1 2007, 05:44 PM

I didn't know whether to post this here or in the cometary section, but seeing as STEREO's involved...

A cool movie of Comet Encke's tail being seemingly ripped off by a CME in this story:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/01oct_encke.htm

Posted by: The Messenger Oct 1 2007, 06:01 PM

Don't worry - Comets are like gecko's - it will grow a new one.

Posted by: stevesliva Oct 1 2007, 06:57 PM

That's great!

Posted by: CAP-Team Oct 1 2007, 08:13 PM

Cool animation!!

Posted by: nprev Oct 2 2007, 12:02 AM

That's really something...you can actually see the CME strike Encke! Thanks, Gordan! smile.gif

Posted by: stevesliva Oct 2 2007, 04:41 AM

There are some additional (I think) views here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/news/encke.html

Posted by: Sunspot Oct 2 2007, 10:53 AM

The movie they have on www.spaceweather.com is good too.

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