Hello John and Doves,

 

I certainly didn't know this was possible - a CME (fast solar wind stream) struck the comet 12/Pons-Brooks and "ripped its tail completely off".  This is called a "disconnection event".  

 

There is a picture at the link.

 

Next week - we'll probably see more sunspot activity - AR3685 "will target our planet".

 

"Another CME is on the way, say NOAA Forecasters, and it could delivers a glancing blow on May 19th."
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

 

"We're in a solar maximum.  We don't know when the peak is going to be - if it's sometime this year or early next.  The chance to continue to see sunspot groups that can produce a lot of activity are going to continue here and we just evaluate them day by day."  There will be more chances to see the aurora borealis - "there is still plenty of time for solar activity to ramp up during this solar cycle."
Here we go again — new sunspot regions emerge, strong solar flare recorded

 

Just add this everything else that's going on now.

 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

 

Maranatha!

 

Chance