Welcome to Sungrazer | Sungrazer
On this website you can view and submit reports of suspected comets visible in SOHO/LASCO satellite images. You will find information on past comets found by both instruments and from other...
The "Official Guide" to SOHO Comet Hunting | Sungrazer
The following guide is primarily designed to help newcomers find their first SOHO comet. It describes the features visible in the images such as stars, planets and cosmic rays (those that are...
SOHO-5000! | Sungrazer
Mar 27, 2024 · It is with great delight that I can announce that the ESA/NASA SOHO mission has officially discovered it's 5,000th comet! A tiny, faint, Marsden-group comet reported by Hanjie Tan on March 25...
322P/SOHO - Wikipedia
Comet 322P/SOHO, also designated P/1999 R1, P/2003 R5, P/2007 R5, and P/2011 R4, is the first periodic comet to be discovered using the automated telescopes of the SOHO (SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft, and second to be given a …
5000th comet for sun-observing SOHO spacecraft - EarthSky
Mar 29, 2024 · NASA’s sun-observing SOHO spacecraft has now made its 5,000th comet discovery. As of March 29, 2024, it has been 28 years, 3 months, and 27 days since SOHO launched in December, 1995! These...
Rare Glimpse of “Doomed” SOHO Comet During Solar Eclipse
Apr 23, 2024 · Early on April 8, 2024, a citizen scientist found a comet in images from the ESA/ NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). It follows the recent discovery of SOHO’s 5000th comet. But this one – named Comet SOHO-5008 – was special for a different reason.
ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening …
Oct 11, 2024 · The ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view during the spacecraft’s nearly 29-year career.
Solar spacecraft 'SOHO' discovers its 5,000th comet | Space
Mar 29, 2024 · Not only has SOHO become the longest-lived satellite watching our star, but it has also become a serendipitous yet prolific comet hunter. And on Monday (March 25) — a little over 28 years since its...
ESA - SOHO reaches 5000 comets - European Space Agency
Mar 27, 2024 · During the last three decades, SOHO has become the most prolific discoverer of comets in astronomical history. The telescope’s prowess as a comet-hunter was unplanned, but turned out to be an unexpected success.
Rare sighting of ‘doomed’ SOHO comet during solar eclipse
Apr 19, 2024 · Early on 8 April 2024, a citizen scientist found a comet in images from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). It follows the recent discovery of SOHO’s 5000th comet. But this one – named Comet SOHO-5008 – was special for a …