DocM Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Just flat spectacular. From http://www.universetoday.com Early this morning (June 7, 2011) an amazingly massive and spectacular event took place on the Sun; a huge prominence eruption, marked by a solar flare and release of energetic particles. Daniel Pendick from the Geeked on Goddard blog described it as a ?fountain of plasma that blasts out of the solar surface, spreads outward, and collapses to splat back down.?> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudtrooper Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Yup, awesome stuff. Felt about that hot in texas today too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Yup, awesome stuff. Felt about that hot in texas today too. you're not kidding!!! :sun: = :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 SOHO http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/current_c3small.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted June 8, 2011 Administrators Share Posted June 8, 2011 Here's a NASA pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKAngel Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxster17 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 It's crazy how far into space that stuff shoots out actually and really neat that they're were able to capture that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Totally amazing stuff! Solar Maximum is happening now between 2011 and 2013 as part of Solar Cycle 24. A solar maximum is the period when the sun?s magnetic field lines are the most distorted due to the magnetic field on the solar equator rotating at a slightly faster pace than at the solar poles. The solar cycle takes an average of about 11 years to go from one solar maximum to the next with an observed variation in duration of 9 to 14 years for any given solar cycle. Solar Cycle 24 is the present cycle we are in. According to NASA, the intensity of geomagnetic storms during Solar Cycle 24 may be elevated by a large breach in Earth?s magnetic field which was discovered by the THEMIS spacecraft in 2008. A 20-fold increase in particle counts that penetrate the Earth?s magnetic field may be expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Yup, awesome stuff. Felt about that hot in texas today too. you're not kidding!!! :sun: = :( And my AC decided to spring some huge freon leak friday, and wont be repaired till this friday..... Who wants to go to lake travis? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebor Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Totally amazing stuff! Solar Maximum is happening now between 2011 and 2013 as part of Solar Cycle 24. A solar maximum is the period when the sun?s magnetic field lines are the most distorted due to the magnetic field on the solar equator rotating at a slightly faster pace than at the solar poles. The solar cycle takes an average of about 11 years to go from one solar maximum to the next with an observed variation in duration of 9 to 14 years for any given solar cycle. Solar Cycle 24 is the present cycle we are in. According to NASA, the intensity of geomagnetic storms during Solar Cycle 24 may be elevated by a large breach in Earth?s magnetic field which was discovered by the THEMIS spacecraft in 2008. A 20-fold increase in particle counts that penetrate the Earth?s magnetic field may be expected. I'm not saying that you are but this is the stuff which brings forth the doom sayers I'm just fascinated to see what (if anything) we actually see down here on Earth. The massive flare in that video, was that directed towards us does anyone know? or is it just sailing off in to space and won't come anywhere near us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I'm not saying that you are but this is the stuff which brings forth the doom sayers I'm just fascinated to see what (if anything) we actually see down here on Earth. The massive flare in that video, was that directed towards us does anyone know? or is it just sailing off in to space and won't come anywhere near us? I hear you and you are quite correct inasmuch that I am merely quoting some interesting facts! :) I am more fascinated by how puny we are in comparison to the power and force of the Sun! Solar prominences can tower a million or more miles above the Sun's surface before falling back to the Sun Solar flares heat plasma to tens of millions of degrees Kelvin and accelerate particles to almost the speed of light, while emitting radiation across all wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum ? from radio waves to gamma rays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flawed Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 That's really cool :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 9, 2011 Member Share Posted June 9, 2011 Felt about that hot in texas today too. Sure did. Awesome stuff. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudslag Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 The fall back alone cause explosions as big as the Earth. A little different perspective, a similar eruption here would be larger then our solar system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zain Adeel Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 dude dont post that star!!!!!!!!! :p it scares the crap out of me !!! that thing is like as big as our orbit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 That's VY Canis Majoris. The upper limit on its radus would put its edge somewhere outside of Saturn's orbit -.2,100 times the size of the sun. Estimates are there may be stars as large as 2,700 - 2,800 the suns size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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