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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Leaning Tower, Active Sun
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 1 Apr, 2022
| Image Credit & Copyright: Antonio Tartarini
Posted on 04/01/2022 3:40:00 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The natural filter of a hazy atmosphere offered this recognizable architecture and sunset telephoto view on March 27. Dark against the solar disk, large sunspots in solar active regions 2975 and 2976 are wedged between the Duomo of Pisa and its famous Leaning Tower. Only one day later, Sun-staring spacecraft watched active region 2975 unleash a frenzy of solar flares along with two coronal mass ejections. The largest impacted the magnetosphere on March 31 triggering a geomagnetic storm and aurorae in high-latitude night skies. On March 30, active region 2975 erupted again with a powerful X-class solar flare that caused a temporary radio blackout on planet Earth.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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04/01/2022 3:40:19 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list.
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posted on
04/01/2022 3:40:55 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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posted on
04/01/2022 3:42:59 PM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: MtnClimber
My daughter and soon-to-be SIL will be honeymooning in Italy next month. There’s a good chance they are going to Pisa, I’ll have to show this to them!
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posted on
04/01/2022 3:46:11 PM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: MtnClimber
Where are all the cheesy bad jokes that accompany the APOD threads?
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:05:41 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: MtnClimber
Did they ever fire Bonanno Pisano, Gherardo din Gherardo and Giovani di Simone? Or did they just get away with such shoddy craftsmanship? ;)
Gorgeous shot, as always. Thanks!
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:06:35 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: dragnet2
They start at Post #7. ;)
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:07:18 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:10:27 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Naw, ya need to ping that Danny guy for the cheesy lame jokes.
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:14:22 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:14:47 PM PDT
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dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
I know... post #9. I’m slipping.
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:17:16 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: telescope115
Make sure they get a picture that looks like they're holding up the tower (or pushing it down).
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posted on
04/01/2022 4:43:01 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(Trump won.)
To: Ken H
If I know my future son-in-law, he will definitely get that shot!
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posted on
04/01/2022 7:27:08 PM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: MtnClimber
You can take a similar photo using the leaning Millennial tower in San Francisco.
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posted on
04/01/2022 10:10:26 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy gas)
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posted on
04/02/2022 3:45:03 AM PDT
by
Ken H
(Trump won.)
To: MtnClimber
They really need to fix that..........................
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posted on
04/04/2022 5:13:52 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: MtnClimber
I see sunspots....................
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posted on
04/04/2022 5:14:20 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
In San Francisco, they are trying to copy the Piza tower
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posted on
04/04/2022 5:20:03 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Promoting Afro Heritage diversity will destroy the democrats)
To: dragnet2
They are on the pisa................
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posted on
04/04/2022 5:27:07 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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