Astronomy Picture of the Day -- The Sun Rotating ;

NASA ^ | March 12, 2014 | (see photo credit)

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Explanation: Does the Sun change as it rotates? Yes, and the changes can vary from subtle to dramatic. In the above time-lapse sequences, our Sun -- as imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory -- is shown rotating though the entire month of January. In the large image on the left, the solar chromosphere is depicted in ultraviolet light, while the smaller and lighter image to its upper right simultaneously shows the more familiar solar photosphere in visible light. The rest of the inset six Sun images highlight X-ray emission by relatively rare iron atoms located at different heights of the corona, all false-colored to accentuate differences. The Sun takes just under a month to rotate completely -- rotating fastest at the equator. A large and active sunspot region rotates into view soon after the video starts. Subtle effects include changes in surface texture and the shapes of active regions. Dramatic effects include numerous flashes in active regions, and fluttering and erupting prominences visible all around the Sun's edge. This year our Sun is near its Solar maximum activity of its 11-year magnetic cycle. As the video ends, the same large and active sunspot region previously mentioned rotates back into view, this time looking differently.

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[Video Credit: SDO, NASA; Digital Composition: Kevin Gill (Apoapsys)]

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[Chode]

do most celestial bodies rotate in the same direction or is it all a matter of perspective???

[no-to-illegals]

Awesome ... I wanted to put on sunglasses. (;^)>

[Young Werther]

Calling Al Gore! The source of Global Warming has been identified!!!

[no-to-illegals]

http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1obf0w/the_earth_rotates_eastward_but_what_causes_it_to/

[no-to-illegals]

Chode, a warning on my link to you ... some of the information contained therein is not correct.

[MeshugeMikey]

ijat I usually dont fault people on the use of the language but..in this case.....

“this time looking differently.”

an object can look different..but it cant look differently

the specific grammatical rule....I cant identify

[SunkenCiv]

That should be “can’t” not “cant”, and sentences begin with capital letters. ;’)

[Delta 21]

Thats cool!

[Graewoulf]

Great find, THANKS!

[Chode]

thx

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

LOL

[cripplecreek]

[TigersEye]

It’s not even a nice place to visit.

[MeshugeMikey]

Its been a very very long week thus far...or so it would seem.

[dragnet2]

ijat I usually dont fault people on the use of the language but..in this case.....

“this time looking differently.”

an object can look different..but it cant look differently the specific grammatical rule....I cant identify

What's ijat mean? Is that English?

[catbertz]

Such a potentially great movie. Wish they could just remake the second half ;)

[cripplecreek]

I liked it. It was one of those quirky sci fi flicks. Kaneda's death was a good scene.

Sunshine Captain Kaneda's death [HD]

The end scene sucked because it went beyond ridiculous.

[Starstruck]

They rotate clockwise on one side and counterclockwise on the other:)