Survivor 2011: Comet Lovejoy vs. The Sun

  • Released Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Comet Lovejoy makes a close pass to the Sun, and survives.

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is actually repointed to better observe the comet's approach to the Sun.

This movie zooms in for the comet approach and departure.

These are full resolution 4Kx4K images which show the instrument repointing.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Saturday, March 31, 2012.
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