posted on Aug, 30 2011 @ 12:20 AM
reply to post by MadMaxZombie
Yes. Yes, you did miss something.
Leonid Elenin discovered the comet while reviewing imagery from this telescope.
spaceobs.org...
Many others have seen and imaged it. Including this amateur who seems to think that it has broken up
members.westnet.com.au...
NASA didn't provide images until recently because it is an insignificant comet of slight interest (except from the fringe). It happened to pass
between STEREO B and the Sun so we happened to get images from that spacecraft.
edit on 8/30/2011 by Phage because: (no reason given)