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SOHO
19th March 2010, 18:20
The SOHO spacecraft captured a very bright, sungrazing comet as it rocketed towards the Sun (Mar. 12, 2010) and was vaporized. This comet is arguably the brightest comet that SOHO has observed since...

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Richard
19th March 2010, 18:28
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This image shows the approaching comet
(click to enlarge)