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Comet Machholz


Date: 07 January 2002
Satellite: SOHO
Depicts: Comet and Sun
Copyright: SOHO/LASCO (ESA & NASA)

The mask in the LASCO coronagraph hides the bright Sun, the size of which is shown by the inner ring. This image of Comet Machholz was captured on 8 January 2002 by the LASCO C2 instrument on SOHO.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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