Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 22, 2009

Sungrazer

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 22, 2009 is “Sungrazer,” an image. It is credited to Credit: LASCO , SOHO Consortium , NRL , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 206 words.

From the explanation

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

— APOD editors, March 22, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 22, 2009
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 206 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 22, 2009 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2009-march-22-sungrazer

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