Discovery of SOHO-500 now confirmed. Comet visible in C2 data from 2002/08/12 12:06 - 16:30 UT in NW of field of view. Congratulations to Rainer Kracht, Germany. Perihelion time awaiting calculation and confirmation. Planet Mars is now in C2's field of view, moving L to R
00:06 UT S East Narrow front along streamer, similar fainter event at 03:42 11:42 UT S East Very narrow loop front along streamer, fades rapidly in C2 18:54 UT N West Thick but narrow bright front along streamer that began to swell previous day. Resolves to multiple-loop system 19:31 UT S East Faint narrow spray-like front in ESE along N extremity of wide bright streamer 21:30 UT S East Loops previously moving slowly along same streamer begin to accelerate and brighten. Wide bright loop front with cavity formed by 01:31. Some core-like material and fronts follow later 22:30 UT N East Ragged loop front along streamer. Slight cavity and outflow follow
04:30 UT N East Further ragged fronts along same streamer, fainter than previous event 08:30 - 14:30 UT Temporary DSN data gap