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The sun has just experienced a storm - not of explosive flares and hot plasma, but of icy comets. "The storm began on Dec 13th and ended on the 22nd. During that time, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) detected 25 comets diving into the sun. It was crazy!" - Karl Battams of the Nav...

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A Kreutz group Sungrazer comet was discovered on the 5th June, 2011. Expand (705kb, 1024 x 1024) Credit NASA/SOHO Live image

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Orbital elements: C/2011 Y3 (Boattini) T 2011 Dec. 2.18109 TT MPC q 5.5543710 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 0.23078 +0.05107900 -0.52071885 Node 86.95180 +0.91491163 -0.31772269 e 1.0 Incl. 58.58411 +0.40040935 +0.79240405 From 42 observations 2011 Dec. 25-27. MPEC 2011 - Y50 Comet P/2011 Y3 (BOA...

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Comet 97P/Metcalf-Brewington is at perihelion on the 21st August, 2011. Magnitude: 13.9 Distance to Sun: 2.597AU Distance to Earth:2.698AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 T 2011 Aug. 21.0016 TT MPC q 2.596558 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0936418 Peri. 228.2094 +0.5992521 -0.8000748 a 4.802744...

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A Kreutz orbital group comet was discovered by S. Shurpakov in images taken by the SOHO satellite.

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Orbital elements: P/2010 U1 (Boattini) T 2010 May 15.4072 TT MPC q 4.884163 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0573477 Peri. 93.7937 +0.9556524 -0.2588386 a 6.659763 Node 281.2472 +0.1794089 +0.8899414 e 0.266616 Incl. 8.2341 +0.2335401 +0.3755088 P 17.2 From 36 observations 2010 Oct. 1-18. [url=http:...

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Orbital elements: P/2011 P1 (McNaught) T 2009 Mar. 24.83844 TT MPC q 2.3463744 (2000.0) P Q n 0.15598206 Peri. 228.84072 -0.59853277 +0.80106522 a 3.4178497 Node 4.41299 -0.70373501 -0.52142332 e 0.3134940 Incl. 5.43100 -0.38277351 -0.29395959 P 6.32 From 12 observations 2011 Aug. 1...

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Comet Arend-Roland was discovered on November 8, 1956, by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend and Georges Roland on photographic plates. As the eighth comet found in 1956, it was named Arend-Roland 1956h after its discoverers. Because it was the third comet to pass through perihelion during 1957,...

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Orbital elements: P/2011 V1 (Boattini) T 2011 May 11.98093 TT MPC q 1.7110035 (2000.0) P Q n 0.13148174 Peri. 259.62364 +0.75583197 +0.64520019 a 3.8302380 Node 60.09832 -0.53908084 +0.70986239 e 0.5532905 Incl. 7.39071 -0.37163136 +0.28251038 P 7.50 From 21 observations 2011 Oct. 2...

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Comet Ikeya-Seki, formally designated C/1965 S1, 1965 VIII, and 1965f, was a long-period comet discovered independently by Kaoru Ikeya and Tsutomu Seki. First observed as a faint telescopic object on September 18, 1965, the first calculations of its orbit suggested that on October 21, it would p...

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Orbital elements: C/2011 N2 (McNaught) T 2011 Oct. 9.79551 TT MPC q 2.6962574 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 353.29233 -0.05632860 +0.81858445 Node 272.27355 -0.88739228 -0.30343002 e 1.0 Incl. 34.89455 -0.45756096 +0.48769839 From 29 observations 2011 July 4-7. MPEC 2011 - N31 Comet C/2011 NE (MC...

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A bright sungrazer comet has entered the field of view of the C3 instrument of the SOHO satellite. The comet belongs to the Kreutz orbital group. Expand (137kb, 560 x 560) Credit: SOHO/MDI Real time image (794kb, 1024 x 1024) Ed ~ Correct image uploaded

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Miss Mitchell's Comet (formally designated C/1847 T1) was a comet that was discovered by American astronomer Maria Mitchell. Read more

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	Sungrazer comets Kreutz (Preview) The sun has just experienced a storm - not of explosive flares and hot plasma, but of icy comets. "The storm began on Dec 13th and ended on the 22nd. During that time, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) detected 25 comets diving into the sun. It was crazy!" - Karl Battams of the Nav...	Blobrana	1	Jan 21 10:25 2012 by Blobrana
	Sungrazer comet, 05.07.11 Kreutz (Preview) A Kreutz group Sungrazer comet was discovered on the 5th June, 2011. Expand (705kb, 1024 x 1024) Credit NASA/SOHO Live image	Blobrana	6	Jan 20 04:52 2012 by Blobrana
	Comet C/2011 Y3 (BOATTINI) (Preview) Orbital elements: C/2011 Y3 (Boattini) T 2011 Dec. 2.18109 TT MPC q 5.5543710 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 0.23078 +0.05107900 -0.52071885 Node 86.95180 +0.91491163 -0.31772269 e 1.0 Incl. 58.58411 +0.40040935 +0.79240405 From 42 observations 2011 Dec. 25-27. MPEC 2011 - Y50 Comet P/2011 Y3 (BOA...	Blobrana	0	Dec 28 19:58 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet 97P/Metcalf-Brewington (Preview) Comet 97P/Metcalf-Brewington is at perihelion on the 21st August, 2011. Magnitude: 13.9 Distance to Sun: 2.597AU Distance to Earth:2.698AU Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 T 2011 Aug. 21.0016 TT MPC q 2.596558 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0936418 Peri. 228.2094 +0.5992521 -0.8000748 a 4.802744...	Blobrana	1	Dec 8 22:48 2011 by Blobrana
	Sungrazer comet, 30.11.11 (Preview) A Kreutz orbital group comet was discovered by S. Shurpakov in images taken by the SOHO satellite.	Blobrana	0	Nov 30 14:39 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet P/2010 U1 (BOATTINI) (Preview) Orbital elements: P/2010 U1 (Boattini) T 2010 May 15.4072 TT MPC q 4.884163 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0573477 Peri. 93.7937 +0.9556524 -0.2588386 a 6.659763 Node 281.2472 +0.1794089 +0.8899414 e 0.266616 Incl. 8.2341 +0.2335401 +0.3755088 P 17.2 From 36 observations 2010 Oct. 1-18. [url=http:...	Blobrana	1	Nov 26 18:33 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet P/2011 P1 (MCNAUGHT) (Preview) Orbital elements: P/2011 P1 (McNaught) T 2009 Mar. 24.83844 TT MPC q 2.3463744 (2000.0) P Q n 0.15598206 Peri. 228.84072 -0.59853277 +0.80106522 a 3.4178497 Node 4.41299 -0.70373501 -0.52142332 e 0.3134940 Incl. 5.43100 -0.38277351 -0.29395959 P 6.32 From 12 observations 2011 Aug. 1...	Blobrana	1	Nov 8 15:06 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet Arend-Roland (Preview) Comet Arend-Roland was discovered on November 8, 1956, by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend and Georges Roland on photographic plates. As the eighth comet found in 1956, it was named Arend-Roland 1956h after its discoverers. Because it was the third comet to pass through perihelion during 1957,...	Blobrana	0	Nov 8 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet P/2011 V1 (BOATTINI) (Preview) Orbital elements: P/2011 V1 (Boattini) T 2011 May 11.98093 TT MPC q 1.7110035 (2000.0) P Q n 0.13148174 Peri. 259.62364 +0.75583197 +0.64520019 a 3.8302380 Node 60.09832 -0.53908084 +0.70986239 e 0.5532905 Incl. 7.39071 -0.37163136 +0.28251038 P 7.50 From 21 observations 2011 Oct. 2...	Blobrana	0	Nov 3 00:04 2011 by Blobrana
	Sungrazer comet, 30.10.11 (Preview) Expand (64kb, 560 x 560)	Blobrana	1	Oct 31 16:46 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet Ikeya-Seki (Preview) Comet Ikeya-Seki, formally designated C/1965 S1, 1965 VIII, and 1965f, was a long-period comet discovered independently by Kaoru Ikeya and Tsutomu Seki. First observed as a faint telescopic object on September 18, 1965, the first calculations of its orbit suggested that on October 21, it would p...	Blobrana	0	Oct 21 00:16 2011 by Blobrana
	Sungrazer comet, 19.10.11 (Preview) Expand (143kb, 560 x 560)	Blobrana	1	Oct 19 12:53 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet C/2011 N2 (MCNAUGHT) (Preview) Orbital elements: C/2011 N2 (McNaught) T 2011 Oct. 9.79551 TT MPC q 2.6962574 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 353.29233 -0.05632860 +0.81858445 Node 272.27355 -0.88739228 -0.30343002 e 1.0 Incl. 34.89455 -0.45756096 +0.48769839 From 29 observations 2011 July 4-7. MPEC 2011 - N31 Comet C/2011 NE (MC...	Blobrana	2	Oct 9 10:24 2011 by Blobrana
	Sungrazer comet, 29.09.11 Kreutz Sungrazer Comet (Preview) A bright sungrazer comet has entered the field of view of the C3 instrument of the SOHO satellite. The comet belongs to the Kreutz orbital group. Expand (137kb, 560 x 560) Credit: SOHO/MDI Real time image (794kb, 1024 x 1024) Ed ~ Correct image uploaded	Blobrana	2	Oct 1 12:30 2011 by Blobrana
	Comet C/1847 T1 (Preview) Miss Mitchell's Comet (formally designated C/1847 T1) was a comet that was discovered by American astronomer Maria Mitchell. Read more	Blobrana	0	Sep 30 23:02 2011 by Blobrana
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