Venus and the Sun from the SOHO Sun observatory

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Anyone have any idea what this could be? It would be nice if the SOHO people would add a little note explaining such things.
 
At a first side it could be Venus:
 

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mkrnhr said:
At a first side it could be Venus:
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That's what someone else said mkrnhr! Since those SOHO people are tight-lipped, it's good to have someone to ask about such things! Btw, have you ever seen anything from the SOHO telescope that couldn't be explained?
 
Perceval said:
mkrnhr said:
At a first side it could be Venus:
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That's what someone else said mkrnhr! Since those SOHO people are tight-lipped, it's good to have someone to ask about such things! Btw, have you ever seen anything from the SOHO telescope that couldn't be explained?
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Check out this article:
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/233666-Venus-and-the-Solar-Storm
 
The Venus possibility could be verified by some triangulation (knowing the distance of SOHO to the Earth and comparing with the angle of Venus to the centre of the Sun as viewed from the Earth). But it is a strong candidate in this case since it is almost at opposition.

The most unexplainable thing i saw was that bizarre CME in June. The usual squares that appear from time to time are camera and transmission disfunctions.

edit: i wanted to write "at a first sight", this is what happens when one types while eating :)
 
I was thinking Mercury, but only because it seems 'so close,' and it is the closest planet to the sun. But I didn't research it, so Venus could be the bright looking object on this one. But being that I'm not sure exactly where Mercury and Venus are at this point in time in reference to the Sun and Earth I can't be sure. :huh:
 
Hello Dawn, if you can see the attached picture in the first reply to this thread, it is the solar system today. Mercury is between Earth and the Sun, so we see only "the dark side" of it. However, Venus is almost behind the Sun when viewed from the Earth, so it is completely illuminated.

An illustration can be seen on http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Solar
 

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Ahhh this makes so much more sense. Thanks for the pictures! I learn something new every day. :)


mkrnhr said:
Hello Dawn, if you can see the attached picture in the first reply to this thread, it is the solar system today. Mercury is between Earth and the Sun, so we see only "the dark side" of it. However, Venus is almost behind the Sun when viewed from the Earth, so it is completely illuminated.

An illustration can be seen on http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Solar
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