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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Across the Sun
NASA ^
| April 30, 2015
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 04/30/2015 4:05:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: A long solar filament stretches across the relatively calm surface of the Sun in this telescopic snap shot from April 27. The negative or inverted narrowband image was made in the light of ionized hydrogen atoms. Seen at the upper left, the magnificent curtain of magnetized plasma towers above surface and actually reaches beyond the Sun's edge. How long is the solar filament? About as long as the distance from Earth to Moon, illustrated by the scale insert at the left. Tracking toward the right across the solar disk a day later the long filament erupted, lifting away from the Sun's surface. Monitored by Sun staring satellites, a coronal mass ejection was also blasted from the site but is expected to swing wide of our fair planet.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; cme; coronalmassejection; science; solarfilament; sun
[Credit and Copyright: Göran Strand]
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posted on
04/30/2015 4:05:05 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; dayglored; ...
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posted on
04/30/2015 4:06:22 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: SunkenCiv
It all revolves around a mysterious, giant, flaming ball of gas.
Does that seem weird?
Random?
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posted on
04/30/2015 4:07:00 AM PDT
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: 9thLife
It all revolves around a mysterious, giant, flaming ball of gas.Sounds like DC.
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posted on
04/30/2015 4:09:31 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: 9thLife; tacticalogic
The old man (tacticalogic, 1998) explains it to the kid (9thLife, 2014) ....
"It all revolves around a mysterious, giant, flaming ball of gas"
"Sounds like DC."
Sorry ... I just got through listening to some old Rocky and Bullwinkle ... and BOTH you guys replies were RIGHT THERE with the voices, so I checked the dates and .... well ...... that's how my brain works
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posted on
04/30/2015 4:36:47 AM PDT
by
knarf
To: SunkenCiv
I always wanted to be the first man to land on the sun.
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posted on
04/30/2015 5:11:38 AM PDT
by
fruser1
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/30/2015 5:26:44 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
To: 9thLife
Not Random. The universe is very well planned and organized. Some day when we leave here we will find out more.
Well, once science discovers God then great discoveries will be made. I know to me seems like a oxymoron but it is true.
Proof once again, to the atheist. The goodness of others, the miracle of life, the universe and all its majesty on up to Paradise. All the evidence needed! Faithfully, Gemma
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posted on
04/30/2015 5:48:04 AM PDT
by
Uversabound
(Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
To: fruser1
go at night, it’s cooler!
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:13:00 AM PDT
by
2nd Amendment
(Proud member of the 48% . . giver not a taker)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:15:32 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: fruser1
I always wanted to be the first man to land on the sun. Be sure to do it at night.
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posted on
04/30/2015 6:53:03 AM PDT
by
CPOSharky
(I was born with nothing, and I still have most of it.)
To: 9thLife
Obviously you’ve never ridden a school bus full of kids after a Taco Bell field trip. ;’)
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posted on
04/30/2015 1:38:07 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/30/2015 2:15:16 PM PDT
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: 2nd Amendment
go at night, it’s cooler!In winter.
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posted on
04/30/2015 2:16:52 PM PDT
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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