Comet PanSTARRS enters SOHO LASCO view for Earth approach observation
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Updated · Space.com · Apr 24
Comet PanSTARRS enters SOHO LASCO view for Earth approach observation
5 articles · Updated · Space.com · Apr 24
Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will pass 45 million miles from Earth on April 26, visible via SOHO's LASCO instrument and NOAA's GOES-19 satellite imagery.
The comet, currently at magnitude +4.5, is visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere after surviving perihelion on April 19.
SOHO provides uninterrupted views from its L1 vantage point as PanSTARRS traverses LASCO's wide field, while recent solar flares have also caused radio blackouts and coronal mass ejections.
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