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Planetary Society Blog has animation of Comet Lovejoy (C/2011W3) entering SOHO’s LASCO C3 field.

December 14, 2011

Emily Lakdawalla has the scoop. http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003301/

The comet should be closest to the sun (100,000 miles from the surface) tomorrow about 7 p.m. EST (0h U.T. December 16th). Supposedly about 600 feet in diameter. Do you think it’s got a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving? The sun’s surface (photosphere) is about 10,000 degrees F.

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Bob Moler

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  1. Scott Anttila's avatar
    Scott Anttila
    December 14, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    No, Lovejoy is dancing it’s last dance.

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