Science & Exploration
SOHO sees a comet streak past the Sun
A comet is clearly visible in this image as a small white streak to the left of the Sun (covered) in the centre. The white ring in the middle of the picture shows the size of the Sun, which hidden behind the round mask blocking its direct rays.
This image was taken on on 16 April 2002 at 17:18 by the LASCO C3 coronagraph on the ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft.
