Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2024 October 10 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Five Bright Comets from SOHO Image Compilation Credit: [3]Tunc Tezel ([4]TWAN) Explanation: Five bright comets are compared in these panels, recorded by a coronograph on board the long-lived, sun-staring [5]SOHO spacecraft. Arranged chronologically all are recognizable by their [6]tails [7]streaming [8]away from the Sun at the center of each field of view, where a direct view of the overwhelmingly bright Sun is blocked by the coronagraph's occulting disk. Each comet was memorable for earthbound skygazers, starting at top left with [9]Comet McNaught, the 21st century's brightest comet (so far). [10]C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, approaching its perihelion with the active Sun at bottom center, has most recently grabbed the attention of comet watchers around the globe. By the end of October 2024, the blank 6th panel may be filled with bright sungrazer comet [11]C/2024 S1 Atlas. ... [12]or not. Tomorrow's picture: ring of fire island __________________________________________________________________ [13]< | [14]Archive | [15]Submissions | [16]Index | [17]Search | [18]Calendar | [19]RSS | [20]Education | [21]About APOD | [22]Discuss | [23]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [24]Robert Nemiroff ([25]MTU) & [26]Jerry Bonnell ([27]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [28]Specific rights apply. [29]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [30]ASD at [31]NASA / [32]GSFC, [33]NASA Science Activation & [34]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/SohoKy3.jpg 3. https://twanight.org/profile/tunc-tezel/ 4. http://www.twanight.org/ 5. https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/ 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111231.html 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131116.html 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200718.html 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070122.html 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241007.html 11. https://earthsky.org/space/sungrazer-comet-bright-daytime-a11bp7i/ 12. https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=16857 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241009.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 17. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 22. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=241010 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241011.html 24. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 25. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 27. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 29. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 30. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 31. https://www.nasa.gov/ 32. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 33. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 34. http://www.mtu.edu/