Pick of The Week [coronal mass ejection (CME) from far side of the Sun]

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ^ | December 17, 2008 | SOHO Webmaster

[SunkenCiv]

Over the period of several hours SOHO observed a large bubble-like coronal mass ejection (CME) blast from the far side of the Sun and out into space to the right (Dec. 8-9, 2008). The particle cloud will have no effect on Earth. Even within the rather narrow field of view of this C2 coronagraph, the bubble expands to the size of the sun. CMEs often appear bulbous in shape, but this might be likened to an expanding smoke ring. The sun is still near its lowest levels of activity in the solar cycle, but starting to break out of its doldrums. The white circle represents the size of the Sun and the red occulting disk blocks the brightest area around the sun to reveal the faint structures beyond it.

[SunkenCiv]

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coronal mass ejection (CME)

[SunkenCiv]

They really get some mileage out of the same data, eh? ;')

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[the invisib1e hand]

coronal mass ejection (CME) blast from the far side of the Sun

I thought that was the FR term-of-the-week for "hurl alert."

That picture is ridiculous, btw.

[WayneS]

Coronal Mass Ejection, by the SUN, huh?

According to my cardiologist, my HEART is going to do that very same thing if I don't stop eating sausage and drinking caffeinated coffee...

[WayneS]

That’s good. We can reduce typing times by putting “CME Alert” on DU articles and such.

[SunkenCiv]

Naw, here's the one we use for that:

[SunkenCiv]

You won’t live any longer, it’ll just *seem* like it takes forever. ;’)

[spokeshave]

Yeh...but where are the sunspots.....?

[LiteKeeper]

watch later

[hattend]

Yeh...but where are the sunspots

Hanging out with the bees