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Yes, the article states that (a) it's unlikely that the comet actually hit the sun (it probably burned up beforehand); and (b) there was a mass ejection event o
by carbocation 13y ago
Yes, the article states that (a) it's unlikely that the comet actually hit the sun (it probably burned up beforehand); and (b) there was a mass ejection event on the other side of the sun coincidentally around the same time that this comet was destroyed.
- monsterix 13y agoFrom the video the comet seems to be headed straight towards the center of sun, and yes the ejection event seems to be strongly related to the event of impact.
- carbocation 13y agoHere's an animated gif (comet is at the bottom right within one of the brighter mass ejection beams, I missed it the first time around): http://spaceweather.com/images2013/24aug13/deadcomet_anim.gif http://spaceweather.com/images2013/24aug13/deadcomet_anim.gi...
- adestefan 13y agoThe CME had nothing to do with the object.