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Monday, 23 January 2012

The sun is green!


From AFP (Agence-France Presse), via Yahoo News, UK & Ireland:

"A January 19 image provided by NASA shows an M3.2 solar flare captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. A potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the polar regions, US space weather monitors said Monday."

Fascinating!
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9 comments:

  1. Thomas (Tom) Jefferson ThompsonTuesday, January 24, 2012 12:56:00 am

    Guess I had better cover my "nethers".......sheeeesh!

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  2. Aspenglow .Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:55:00 am

    Neeto Skeeto! I love science! And I like to be flare-y. Or whatever. And, trees are purple, I hear.

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  3. Ajax TelamôniosTuesday, January 24, 2012 2:08:00 am

    I'm pretty sure that's a false-color image, the colors representing magnetic field strength.

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  4. Kae BTuesday, January 24, 2012 4:15:00 am

    Ah, ya nerd ya! *chuckles*

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  5. Anders P HansénTuesday, January 24, 2012 6:18:00 am

    Very cool image!

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  6. Isotrip :o)Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:28:00 am

    I like how they say it's the worse since 2005... But no mention of the worse ones on record.

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  7. Esh :)Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:32:00 am

    cool, isn't it?

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  8. jilli ♥Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:23:00 am

    Do not forget yer sunscreen..sheesh that stuff will zap your skin like a bug flying into a bug zapper..

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  9. Virginia ~Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:23:00 am

    Isn't that a glorious picture! No doubt, the filters on the telescope account for it, but wouldn't it be something if there were more to the sun than just a ball of fire.

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