SOHO: Pick of the Week (2012 Oct 12)
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:00 pm
Unfurling Prominence
A large prominence swirled and twisted above the Sun's surface before breaking away and launching itself into space (Oct. 6-7, 2012). This image and movie are a combination of the Sun itself, observed in extreme UV light (from the STEREO Ahead spacecraft) and STEREO's view of the corona in white light taken by its COR1 instrument. Prominences are clouds of cooler plasma that hover above the Sun, tethered by unstable magnetic forces, which often break away or fade within days or weeks. The movie covers one day of activity.
Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO/STEREO << Previous SOHO
A large prominence swirled and twisted above the Sun's surface before breaking away and launching itself into space (Oct. 6-7, 2012). This image and movie are a combination of the Sun itself, observed in extreme UV light (from the STEREO Ahead spacecraft) and STEREO's view of the corona in white light taken by its COR1 instrument. Prominences are clouds of cooler plasma that hover above the Sun, tethered by unstable magnetic forces, which often break away or fade within days or weeks. The movie covers one day of activity.
Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO/STEREO << Previous SOHO
I hope it hasn't cought a cold that would result in Global Cooling. I like the warmer winters and cooler summers. I'm also glad that the sun sneezed in the other direction