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Never seen anything like it!

Started by Sallyvardon, Nov 07, 2006, 18:16:52

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Sallyvardon

:o  :o  :o
Wow is all I can say.
Just see for yourself

Anyone seen anything like that CME before!


http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images        or http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/gif/

JohnP

Hi Sally, what's a CME - What am I meant to be looking at....? sorry - I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to the sun...

John

Anonymous

coronal mass ejection.
The huge big explosions coming from the sun, I'm sure you didn't miss those.

Sally

Sallyvardon

Watch the LASCO/C2 animation.

Mike

Holy mackerel !! Look at the size of it!!!
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan

JohnP

OK - I got it now.... :-) I guess we are lucky it wasn't directed at the earth as who knows what the consequences may have been....

John