SDO
7th June 2013, 11:50
The perihelion passage of Comet Lovejoy is described in an article at the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22803592). The research article, by Cooper Downs and Karel Schrijver and others, shows how the comet's tail reacts to the coronal magnetic field as it moves along that field. That article appears in Science magazine. Sun-grazing comets that can be seen in the EUV give us a new window on the world of the corona. It is a shame they are rare, but Comet ISON may be a good show this Thanksgiving Day.
More... (http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2013/06/comet-lovejoy-from-sdo-to-science-and.html)
More... (http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2013/06/comet-lovejoy-from-sdo-to-science-and.html)