[TaraP]

A Comet has hit the SUN today

[OwenKellogg]

Is that worthy of its own thread?

[Spartan79]

That’s likely sunspot 1039 in the bottom right of your pic of the sun. A comet did break up in a close pass by the sun today; image: http://www.spaceweather.com/images2010/03jan10/comet_c2_anim.gif?PHPSESSID=dnm8tsvkiuglhkaren4gnogcv0

[chuck_the_tv_out]

[DocRock]

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[Quix]

Any stats on how often that occurs?

[nmh]

That’s a rare event - a direct hit.

Thanks for posting the piture.