{"id":775384,"date":"2023-12-12T04:45:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T09:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=775384"},"modified":"2023-12-12T04:45:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T09:45:57","slug":"big-comet-makes-close-approach-to-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=775384","title":{"rendered":"Big comet makes close approach to the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A new comet was recorded by the NASA\/ESA SOHO C3 and C3 coronagraphs from December 10 to 12, 2023, as it embarked on what appears to be its final journey toward the Sun. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The comet entered the C3 view around 20:40 UTC on December 10, and C2 around 20:00 UTC on December 11. <\/p>\n<p>By 08:00 UTC on December 12, only faint parts of the comet\u2019s trail were visible, indicating that it had disintegrated during its approach. We\u2019ll have to wait for fresh imagery to see if something emerges on the other side.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6O-3Vk8fkw\" data-id=\"U6O-3Vk8fkw\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/U6O-3Vk8fkw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big comet makes close approach to the Sun\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6O-3Vk8fkw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big comet makes close approach to the Sun\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6O-3Vk8fkw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sundiving comets, also known as Kreutz sungrazers, are comets that pass extremely close to the Sun. These comets often have orbits that take them through the Sun\u2019s outer atmosphere, or corona, where they can be vaporized or torn apart by the Sun\u2019s intense heat and tidal forces.<\/p>\n<p>The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, has been a crucial asset in detecting and studying these sundiving comets. <\/p>\n<p>Launched in 1995, SOHO was designed to study the Sun from its interior to its outer atmosphere. However, over its mission lifetime, SOHO has become the greatest comet finder in human history, an achievement that was not originally planned when the mission was conceived\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-786d1620d0be34674662c8d82b3cc053\"><em>Featured image credit: NASA\/ESA SOHO, Helioviewer, The Watchers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p>If you value what we do here, create your ad-free account and support our journalism.<\/p>\n<p><\/center>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"kadence-blocks-tabs-css\" data-pmdelayedstyle=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/plugins\/kadence-blocks\/dist\/style-blocks-tabs.css?ver=3.1.26\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<!-- [element-170997] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ultp-shortcode\" data-postid=\"170999\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tabs alignnone\">\n<div class=\"kt-tabs-wrap kt-tabs-id_d8b568-69 kt-tabs-has-3-tabs kt-active-tab-1 kt-tabs-layout-tabs kt-tabs-tablet-layout-accordion kt-tabs-mobile-layout-accordion kt-tab-alignment-center kt-create-accordion\" style=\"max-width:none\">\n<div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab_bb21d2-0d\">\n<div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-post-list-3 ultp-block-beba19\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-items-wrap ultp-block-row ultp-block-column-1 ultp-block-content-middle ultp-layout1\">\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-164286\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Bright Kreutz sungrazing comet destroyed by the Sun<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Wednesday, July 13, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-57109\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Very bright Kreutz-family Sungrazing comet destroyed by the Sun<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Tuesday, May 11, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-50792\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">New, bright Kreutz sungrazing comet plunges into Sun<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Friday, September 29, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-50133\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Filament eruption, glancing blow possible on April 15<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Tuesday, April 11, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-49961\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Bright sungrazing comet taking a plunge into the Sun<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Friday, March 3, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-49093\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">Bright Kreutz sungrazer plunges into the Sun<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Thursday, August 4, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"ultp-block-item ultp-block-media post-id-38546\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ultp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \">NASA | Why are we seeing so many sungrazing comets?<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"ultp-block-date\">Sunday, December 30, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [\/element-170997] --><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2023\/12\/12\/big-comet-makes-close-approach-to-the-sun\/?rand=772151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new comet was recorded by the NASA\/ESA SOHO C3 and C3 coronagraphs from December 10 to 12, 2023, as it embarked on what appears to be its final journey&hellip; 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