What is this huge object moving near the sun right now please?

That's the current Lasco c3. But that doesn't do it justice at all. I downloaded the full C3 combo mpeg, and it is amazing in high res. I highly recommend you d/l the mpeg to see this, cause it's pretty spectacular in full res. from here:
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...

I'm sure someone round here knows. I think this has come up before here, just don't remember. Satellite? Saturn?

WTF?

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I would say its probably Saturn judging by this picture .

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looks to me like saturn passing behind the sun. it is an optical illusion predicted in einsteins theory of relativity before it was even witnessed, later proven by a scientist, during an eclipse, that was tying to prove einsteins theory wrong. that type of camera is supposed to mimic an eclipse so we can see what cannot be seen... objects behind the glare of the sun. without that person trying to prove einsteins theory of relativity wrong then that video would never had been most likely. ironny... gottta love it

ok, yeah as I suspected in the OP.

Thanks folks.

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Shouldn't this thread be better suited under the 'space exploration' forum instead of 'aliens and ufos'

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FWIW, it's actually Mercury.

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As DenyObfuscation said, Mercury.

Transits of Objects through the LASCO/C3 field of view (FOV) in 2013

Jan07-Jan24 Mercury mag. -1.1 right to left

There's a list there for 2013

Yeah thanks again for the updates. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't looking at a Syrian mothership.

All is good.

Except for the 2nd revolution, the nuclear war in India, and the Chinese invading Japan and Taiwan, of course.

Originally posted by gortex
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I would say its probably Saturn judging by this picture .

Why are you sampling, a 13-year old celestial line-up??

Originally posted by TrueAmerican


All is good.

Except for the 2nd revolution, the nuclear war in India, and the Chinese invading Japan and Taiwan, of course.

.....you forgot the Kardashian's!

Although I do believe its a planet (which one?....I don't know and it doesn't matter) it IS very interesting how it appears to 'turn' and round the corner of the Sun. Don't see that too often.

Someone posted that it's an optical illusion theorized by Einstein? Whatever. Never heard of that.

It was worth showing us so thanks OP

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Why are you sampling, a 13-year old celestial line-up??

I just posted it to show what the planets look like from that satellite ....Sorry it upset you