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SOHO Captures Solar Eruption 16

Posted by timothy on Monday July 01, 2002 @03:35PM from the apollo-rages dept.

Liora writes: "A Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite captures this awesome reminder of our own minuteness. There is an article mentioning it briefly from Lycos, but this is my favorite picture on the NASA site."

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SOHO Website (Score:2)

by jsimon12 ( 207119 ) writes:

Though this [nasa.gov] was pretty relevant, some of the other pics are cool.
OK so I'm immature... (Score:1, Funny)

by Conare ( 442798 ) writes:

"As this prominence became unstable, it erupted into the area"

Science can be so exciting!
Earth next to the fireball, to scale (Score:2)

by jsimon12 ( 207119 ) writes:

Here is what the Earth would look like next to one of these puppies [nasa.gov], probably would destroy all life here in the blink of an eye.
- Re:Earth next to the fireball, to scale (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by WolfWithoutAClause ( 162946 ) writes:
  
  Well, putting the earth that close to the Sun would do that. However, if earth stays where it is, and given that no government has a current plan to move it; then even a direct hit would not cause more than a few service disruptions; it's happened before, plenty of times.
  - Thank you Doctor Obvious...... (Score:1)
    
    by jsimon12 ( 207119 ) writes:
    
    I am well aware the Earth is safe and that being at that proximity to the Sun would vapoize our little ball of rock, the point was those solar flares are amazingly large.
    - Re:Thank you Doctor Obvious...... (Score:2)
      
      by WolfWithoutAClause ( 162946 ) writes:
      
      Wow; you must be excessively clever.
      - WTF? (Score:1)
        
        by jsimon12 ( 207119 ) writes:
        
        Ya lost me on that response me bucko. Guess I ain't all that clever.
  - Re:Earth next to the fireball, to scale (Score:1)
    
    by Liora ( 565268 ) writes:
    
    From the article "If eruptions like these are aimed at Earth, they can disturb Earth's magnetosphere, but this one was not directed at our planet." I admit I'm dumb, but I'm also curious. What do you mean by service disruptions?
    - Re:Earth next to the fireball, to scale (Score:2)
      
      by WolfWithoutAClause ( 162946 ) writes:
      
      Power, telephony, GPS outages, loss of some satellites, also radio interference; that sorta thing. End of earth probably not included in package.
Minuteness... (Score:1)

by hackwrench ( 573697 ) writes:

Wait a minute! Is he calling us short? Sheesh.
BBC has the story too (Score:2)

by Rupert ( 28001 ) writes:

Sun explodes [bbc.co.uk]

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SOHO Website (Score:2)

OK so I'm immature... (Score:1, Funny)

Earth next to the fireball, to scale (Score:2)

Re:Earth next to the fireball, to scale (Score:3, Funny)

Thank you Doctor Obvious...... (Score:1)

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WTF? (Score:1)

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Minuteness... (Score:1)

BBC has the story too (Score:2)

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