APOD: A Solar Prominence Erupts in STEREO


	APOD: A Solar Prominence Erupts in STEREO

clip-on-tie

10-20-2009 1:11 AM

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astronomy, apod, very cool, the sun, mass injections, flares

clip-on-tie says:

The combined perspective of STEREO will help astronomers better understand the mechanisms for the creation and evolution of prominences, coronal mass ejections, and flares.

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10-20-2009 1:28 AM

lollipop10

Hey, that is cool. Very nice pic!
And it looks like they're getting some action again.
Well. You know what i mean.

10-20-2009 2:22 AM

clip-on-tie

I know! Our sun looks angry! I'm glad we're millions of miles away!

10-20-2009 2:25 AM

merrie

The sun's activity has been very aberrant for the past two
years.

10-20-2009 6:37 PM

ljsdesign

10-21-2009 1:09 PM

lollipop10

Oh sorry Clip-on, i guess i forgot to tick the box. Yeah, i'm glad we're far away too, although it can still get us in other ways--by disrupting...what would you call it? telecommunications?

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