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Extremely Rare Solar Eruption Shot Out At 1 Percent Of The Speed Of Light
IFL Science ^
| December 20, 2024
| Dr. Alfredo Carpineti
Posted on 12/20/2024 6:29:06 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv
We’re all not gonna die, Ping!......................
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posted on
12/20/2024 6:29:43 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
My son used to be a data technician on SOHO, the satellite that took this image. His job was to capture images like that.
The SOHO satellite was launched the week he was born for a two year solar observation mission. It was dormant for years when a gyroscope failed but they were able to regain communication and it’s been running ever since, capturing incredible images like this.
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posted on
12/20/2024 6:34:31 AM PST
by
cyclotic
(Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
To: Red Badger
They happen less than once every 10 years.
The latest one took place on December 17, preceded by two smaller CMEs. What?
To: Red Badger
There’s nothing like the solar system to bring you down to earth!
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posted on
12/20/2024 6:38:32 AM PST
by
equaviator
(If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
Greater than 6.7 million MPH, then.
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posted on
12/20/2024 6:46:22 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Red Badger
We’re all not gonna die but pack a bag just in case Ping!.......................
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posted on
12/20/2024 6:51:49 AM PST
by
Kartographer
(“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other, Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
To: cyclotic
It’s folks like your son that bring us such magnificent knowledge and understanding- the technology today is just amazing.
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posted on
12/20/2024 6:52:47 AM PST
by
Bob434
To: equaviator
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posted on
12/20/2024 6:55:56 AM PST
by
Kartographer
(“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other, Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
To: Red Badger
all this cosmic sex talk is...oh wifey, I need you! I feel the urge for a coronal mass ejection. I’ll need your help.
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posted on
12/20/2024 7:01:19 AM PST
by
Qwapisking
(Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
To: cyclotic
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posted on
12/20/2024 7:01:45 AM PST
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: Red Badger
If the skies are clear next week I might brave the cold and try to photograph that sunspot, or group of sunspots, whichever it may be. Might be worth the effort…
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posted on
12/20/2024 7:05:01 AM PST
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: Olog-hai
Greater than 6.7 million MPH, then. When it reaches the distance from the sun equal to the earth's orbit, it will have slowed down to 6,560,000 miles per hour because of the sun's gravity.
To: telescope115
It was. It was actually a part time college job at NASA. He’s an astronautical engineer. His current job is flying an array of four satellites that fly in formation, often very close formation to study magnetic fields.
He just turned in his notice and will be starting something new in the Space Force realm.
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posted on
12/20/2024 7:37:21 AM PST
by
cyclotic
(Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
To: Red Badger
Even at 1% light speed, it takes over 13 hours to travel the distance from the sun to the earth.
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posted on
12/20/2024 7:41:45 AM PST
by
unlearner
(Still not tired of winning.)
To: cyclotic
How exciting. I’m sure you’re very proud of him!
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posted on
12/20/2024 9:01:00 AM PST
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: Red Badger; 75thOVI; Abathar; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AnalogReigns; AndrewC; ...
It had dual overhead cams, dual exhaust...
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posted on
12/20/2024 9:27:17 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
.... AND A HOLLEY 4BBL DOUBLE PUMPER!..........
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posted on
12/20/2024 9:29:31 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
Wiiiiide slicks in the back. Nitro tank.
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posted on
12/20/2024 9:30:20 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
Carroll Shelby’s spirit must be lurking there............
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posted on
12/20/2024 9:31:34 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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