Kreutz Sungrazer?
Taken by Michael T on July 27, 2025 @
U.S.A.
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This is a screen shot of the GOES-19/CCOR1 satellite image (https://www.spaceweather.gov/). Not sure if this is what I saw as I did not notice anything on the LASCO C3 satellite (https://www.spaceweather.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard). From Wikipedia - "Until recently, a very bright member of the Kreutz sungrazers could pass through the inner Solar System unnoticed if its perihelion had occurred between about May and August.[1] At this time of year, as seen from Earth, the comet would approach and recede almost directly behind the Sun and could only become visible extremely close to the Sun if it became very bright. Only a remarkable coincidence between the perihelion passage of the Eclipse Comet of 1882 and a total solar eclipse allowed its discovery."
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