Asteroid/Comet Causes X2-Class Solar Eruption? - January 27, 2012

[papavalium]

I posted on the other video too, I made a video showing the comet on the lasco 2 feed..it never make it to the sun.

[SunsFlare]

@papavalium Yes I did not see anything visible on C2. However, even though we lost visibility as it burned up, there is a chance that smaller sized remains of the comet might have made it to the target and not have been bright enough for visibility. Obviously, sunspot 1402 was a flare maker already so it would be hard to say that the comet caused a reaction. The footage appears convincing though, especially compared with the last series of comets which resembles the same results visually.

[papavalium]

@SunsFlare Yup I agree man, that last X Flare I was saying the same stuff, could the comet and the flare be related?....but it's such a hard thing to prove etc...

In many cases the comets just evaporate or vaporize...on my video it sure looks like it did the latter. Great find though man, sweet work.

[SunsFlare]

@papavalium Thanks.  I appreciate your input and video as well!

[kgdies]

Is there a video where we can actually see it impact the sun?

[SunsFlare]

@kgdies The closer images do not show it. It may have been too small to show up at that point, or did not make it at all. I would be interested in finding out the answer.

[kgdies]

@SunsFlare

That's my thinking too, I think it would have been vaporized before hitting the sun so there is little chance it could have caused the flare.

[drkstrong]

That is not an asteroid - it is a comet - it is following the usual orbit of the Kreutz sungrazing comet family

[SunsFlare]

@drkstrong I agree it follows the same path as the other comets. I could not spot a tail of any kind, especially for that size so I assumed it may have been an asteroid instead. Maybe when the HI1 images are cleaned up, they may show something more revealing. Thanks for the comment and your very much appreciated feedback.

[drkstrong]

@SunsFlare If it were an asteroid it would not have evaporated so far out. Remember with all the bright snow from the proton event faint tails would not be visible. Most of the smaller comets dont apparently have tails.

[SunsFlare]

@drkstrong Great points. Thank you.

[prepperpastor]

Freeze frame at 0:008 seconds, and then try to advance frame by frame, you will also notice a comet (looks like a cross with large tail) head into the sun right at the area from which the Solar ejection will happen. Occurs just before the asteroid hits the opposite side.

I find it amazing that these comets go unnoticed or at least unannounced by NASA, yet they tell us that we are not in danger of a rogue NEO hitting the earth.

Very Nice catch on the asteroid!!

[SunsFlare]

@prepperpastor Thanks very much! Yes, I noticed the cross on the images as well. Great eye!

[drkstrong]

@prepperpastor NASA has only caught 2110 of them since 1996 what more do you want?

On th eNEO's they have been right so far every time.

[naders71]

@SunsFlare ........amazing, and yes, once again, i'm more than impressed! Great catch!!

[SunsFlare]

@naders71 Thanks so much!

[Replicachile1]

yes...your rigth, amazing.

[BrainChewing]

No Tails? Interesting ! ...Nice find!

[SunsFlare]

@BrainChewing Thanks. This was an interesting and fun find for me as well.