On April 8, 2024, Comet SOHO-5008 was spotted and photographed during a solar eclipse before its rapid disintegration. Credit: Petr Horálek , Josef Kujal , Milan Hlaváč-5008 was discovered by a citizen scientist and captured during a solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, before it disintegrated near the Sun, showcasing SOHO’s significant role in identifying sungrazing comets.
Same image as above, with inset highlighting SOHO-5008. Credit: Petr Horálek , Josef Kujal , Milan Hlaváč The image is a composite of 100 frames, with the wide corona imaged at a focal length of 200 mm and the inner corona imaged at a focal length of 1100 mm .
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