Citizen scientist captures final moments of comet during solar eclipse
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2024
On the morning of 8 April 2024, a citizen scientist discovered a comet in images from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), coinciding with the historic identification of the 5000th comet by SOHO. This newly found comet, designated Comet SOHO-5008, was not just another number in the catalog. Karl Battams, of the US Naval Research Lab and manager of the SOHO Sungrazer Proj