The green square (image on the left) shows the region of the Orion nebula where an intensely powerful solar flare took place.
On Nov. 20, 2016, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Transient Survey Team recorded no flare (top right image); six days later,
a bright burst of plasma and radiation had blasted from the same spot and was already dimming from its most peak brightness (bottom right image).
JCMT Transient Survey Team
1 posted on
02/17/2019 7:57:53 AM PST by
ETL
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Solar flare '10 billion times more powerful' than Earth's Sun blasted out of Orion's sword
![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTIk0THmeRZ1Hbu0-35Ec2YqfxU-LscwY804W53X1J78lYI6bbtEA)
![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/f8/27/83f82710d3a92b198ce58bb627311f28.jpg)
![](http://en.es-static.us/upl/2012/11/Orion-belt-nebula-Mrian-McGaffney-12-6-2013.jpg)
![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQXpqRsLSzqcFFFFPqwTC2dZ_terVS1HDJMsE5Wl3jKA3ET_M9P_Q)
2 posted on
02/17/2019 7:58:53 AM PST by
ETL
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Clarification: that bright patch in the sword is not the flare, it's the Orion Nebula.
![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/83/f8/27/83f82710d3a92b198ce58bb627311f28.jpg)
3 posted on
02/17/2019 8:00:08 AM PST by
ETL
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4 posted on
02/17/2019 8:01:35 AM PST by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: ETL
I’m confused. His sword is above his head, which would be “north” to me (article says south of his belt). Below his belt is a scabbard. So where is the stellar eruption?
16 posted on
02/17/2019 8:18:39 AM PST by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: ETL
18 posted on
02/17/2019 8:22:36 AM PST by
MichaelCorleone
(Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
To: ETL
And Brian Wilson was there to see it?
19 posted on
02/17/2019 8:24:27 AM PST by
laweeks
To: ETL
“Massive cow fart detected in the constellation of Orion”
24 posted on
02/17/2019 8:41:08 AM PST by
Lee Enfield
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To: ETL
Ive seen attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
30 posted on
02/17/2019 9:09:30 AM PST by
Flag_This
(Liberals are locusts.)
To: ETL
I shot this image of the Orion nebula from a former location under significantly light polluted skies. This is a rather easy object to obtain images of due to the fact it's very bright compared to many other deep space objects. This nebula is like a stellar nursery where new stars are being formed.
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/dso-browser.com/astrophotography/picture-f6130d37d7e0e4c11d883d74f77eec36-thumbnail-315x240.jpg)
31 posted on
02/17/2019 9:12:42 AM PST by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: ETL
Wow. Any unusual activity in the Pleiades?
We may well be getting close to a visitation like none before.. 8-o
36 posted on
02/17/2019 9:56:50 AM PST by
NormsRevenge
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39 posted on
02/17/2019 10:27:52 AM PST by
fieldmarshaldj
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To: ETL
“Oh My God, The Sun!”
“What is it?”
“A big fiery ball in the center of our solar system, but that’s not important right now.”
44 posted on
02/17/2019 11:10:47 AM PST by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: ETL
53 posted on
02/18/2019 12:14:01 PM PST by
al baby
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