First, it's not the size of Jupiter. It looks to be as tall, from pole to pole, but certainly not the width or mass. Second, with the occulter in place, you couldn't see it crashing into the sun if it did. Third, it looks more like it's coming from above the sun, passing just to the side of the occulter at warp speed.
As to the veracity of the image, in this age of technology, who knows if it is an animation or not, but whatever it is doesn't look like it crashed into the sun.
First, it's not the size of Jupiter. It looks to be as tall, from pole to pole, but certainly not the width or mass. Second, with the occulter in place, you couldn't see it crashing into the sun if it did. Third, it looks more like it's coming from above the sun, passing just to the side of the occulter at warp speed.
As to the veracity of the image, in this age of technology, who knows if it is an animation or not, but whatever it is doesn't look like it crashed into the sun.
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It certainly is odd looking.
Cheryl Nelson said:
First, it's not the size of Jupiter. It looks to be as tall, from pole to pole, but certainly not the width or mass. Second, with the occulter in place, you couldn't see it crashing into the sun if it did. Third, it looks more like it's coming from above the sun, passing just to the side of the occulter at warp speed.
As to the veracity of the image, in this age of technology, who knows if it is an animation or not, but whatever it is doesn't look like it crashed into the sun.