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The Sun Rips Off a Comet's Tail, Comet Encke never knew what hit it.
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post Oct 1 2007, 05:44 PM
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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


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post Oct 1 2007, 06:01 PM
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Don't worry - Comets are like gecko's - it will grow a new one.
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post Oct 1 2007, 06:57 PM
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That's great!
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post Oct 1 2007, 08:13 PM
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Cool animation!!
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post Oct 2 2007, 12:02 AM
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That's really something...you can actually see the CME strike Encke! Thanks, Gordan! smile.gif


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post Oct 2 2007, 04:41 AM
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There are some additional (I think) views here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/news/encke.html
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post Oct 2 2007, 10:53 AM
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The movie they have on www.spaceweather.com is good too.
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