Satellite Pictures Show Huge Eruption on Sun

Reuters ^ | Ju;y 1, 2002 | Reuters

[gcruse]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A massive solar eruption, more than 30 times the length of Earth's diameter, blasted away from the sun on Monday, and a satellite captured graphic images of the event.

The eruption occurred at 9:19 a.m. EDT and showed up in a picture taken by one instrument of the SOHO satellite as a fiery-looking "leg" in the lower-left corner of the image, scientists said in a statement.

Pictures taken over the following 90 minutes by another SOHO instrument show a loopy-looking eruption taking place and then dispersing. All images are visible at the SOHO Web site, http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov.

The "leg" is what astronomers call an eruptive prominence, which is a loop of magnetic fields that trap hot gas inside. As this prominence became unstable, it erupted into the area around the sun and appeared to dissipate.

If eruptions like these are aimed at Earth, they can disturb Earth's magnetosphere, but this one was not directed at our planet, a spokesman for SOHO said by telephone.

SOHO -- short for Solar and Heliospheric Observatory -- is run by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency.

[Aggie Mama]

It's hard to imagine how huge that is......

[Khepera]

Hey did you see the eruption on the sun or don't you have kids?

[Illbay]

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[jae471]

Nah. That could never ]]]sw;--=3$$# en.

[Lockbox]

Please be aware that this will not any effect on the current Global Warming situation. None what so ever. Not the slightest. Not even a little bit. A totally insignificant amount. Nope, none, zero, nada, zip.

[gcruse]

LOL !!!

[kayak]

LOL at you two wise guys ......

Right now my ISP is acting up and y'all had me really worried ...... ;-)

Serious question: Does this mean there is a possibility of Northern Lights in the next few days ..... or interruption of tv/cell phone/satellite transmissions?

[Ronin]

I don't know about anyone else, but my Yahoo Messenger just crashed and I can't open my Yahoo email.

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!!!!

[Illbay]

Can you see the look on Algore's face the day the Union of Concerned Scientists calls a press conference and says "well, in the wake of this new data regarding solar activity, we must conclude that the theory of Human-induced Global Climate Change is on questionable ground at best."

[CarolAnn]

"Serious question: Does this mean there is a possibility of Northern Lights in the next few days ....."

Answer: Yes. Maybe for the Fourth!

[Keith in Iowa]

Check out http://www.spaceweather.com/ for answers to your questions...

[HiTech RedNeck]

The flare is not traveling towards the Earth, so it is difficult to see how it could have any interaction with our magnetosphere.

[Barnacle]

But, to be sure, locate your lawn chair south of the launching platform.

[Redcloak]

The flare is not traveling towards the Earth, so it is difficult to see how it could have any interaction with our magnetosphere.

That's what they want us to believe. But just wait until rogue members of the Bilderbergers use the HAARP array for what it was really designed for; to suck solar eruptions into the earth. This is all part of a nefarious plan to alter Earth's weather in order to justify the importation of large numbers of illegal aliens into the US. By doing this, they will displace honest, hard working Americans. When that happens, riots will result and hand the UN the perfect excuse to invade the US and steal all of our rights away! Heading away from the earth my eye. It's all a plot hatched within the bowels of the Masonic inner circle to introduce a new world order by way of the Tri-lateral Commission and the CFR. You don't belive me!? Just look at the back of a $1 bill! IT'S ALL THERE IN GREEN (a Masonic secret color) AND WHITE!!

[SamAdams76]

So that's what the computer companies are talking about when they say their products are for the "SOHO" environment.

[Aggie Mama]

Even if it did, the democrats would still find a way to blame it on GW.

[McGavin999]

Even if it did, the democrats would still find a way to blame it on GW.

ROTFLMCO

[Squawk 8888]

I'm not buying that- there's no mention of the Rockefellers in your theory. Everyone knows you can't have a good conspiracy without a Rockefeller.

[WKB]

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!!!!

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