2005 September 28
H. Su detected a rather bright Kreutz comet in SOHO/LASCO images on Sep. 27, 2005. Due to its brightness comet C/2005 S1 (SOHO) has already been announced officially. This is the 1004th SOHO comet. (MPEC 2005-S70)
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September 28, 2005
Yesterday, Hua Su discovered a C3 comet, visible from the edge of the field. It has become quite bright, and it's still out near the edge of the field. It should be fun to watch for the next couple of days. This is SOHO-1024. September 27, 2005
It's been a busy week, with 7 new comet discoveries, all Kreutz comets found in C3 that were later visible in C2. Five of them, and nine out of the past 11 comets, were found by Hua Su, bringing Hua's total to 46. Tao Chen also found a comet; this is Tao's second. And congratulations to Quanzhi Ye for finding his first SOHO comet. |