The Sun puts on some fireworks for the 4th of July


	The Sun puts on some fireworks for the 4th of July

amgumen

7-4-2009 12:32 PM

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7-4-2009 6:11 PM

Antara

WOW!!

7-5-2009 2:57 AM

merrie

This sunspot is the best offering yet from the young solar cycle.
This cycle is a bit late, but we have to take what we get.

7-5-2009 3:23 PM

Jorjor

4 July is also the date of aphelion - the point in Earth's orbit which is farthest from the sun. The perihelion will occur on 3 January 2010; the Earth will be nearly 5,000,000 km closer to the sun than it was today.

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