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That's the final leg of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) as it passed the massive Proton field towards our Sun. It had trekked the Cosmos as a fragment for 1000 years and as far as Comets are concerned, my question is always "What's the payload?"
I'm a bit confused by SpaceWeather's disappointment over this Comet's end ~ I had the impression this would be its terminal journey but there seems to be expectations of its survival. From SpaceWeather:
The end of Comet ATLAS is a disapointment. When it first appeared in September, an outburst brightened the comet, making it appear larger than average Kreutz fragments. Many astronomers hoped it would survive the sun and put on a magnificent display like Kreutz Comet Ikeya-Seki did in 1965. Maybe next time.
I thought I had read a couple of reports earlier on that this wasn't expected to make it past our Sun, which is why I was looking forward to its footage as mentioned in a previous post (here):
I'll be checking for updated footage in the following days as it flies into our Sun.
I am apparently mistaken. And I don't know from where I got that notion. Should I be concerned? 😂
SpaceWeather also mentions the 3-day "Proton Rain" in their report, please read the details there.
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Namarie! 💚
