Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Sungrazer

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 20, 2000 is “Sungrazer,” an image. It is credited to Credit: LASCO , SOHO Consortium , NRL , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 190 words.

Sungrazer
Credit: LASCO , SOHO Consortium , NRL , ESA , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Arcing toward a fiery fate, this Sungrazer comet was recorded by the SOHO spacecraft’s Large Angle Spectrometric COronagraph (LASCO) on Dec. 23rd, 1996.”

— APOD editors, May 20, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 20, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: LASCO , SOHO Consortium , NRL , ESA , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 190 words

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Source

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