Iconic Eruption
Posted by JAC on 3/20/2011, 6:40 am
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5BlWG7bm-M&feature=channel_video_title A huge filament of magnetism and hot plasma blasted off the sun's southwestern limb March 19th, at around 1200 UT. The eruption was not Earth-directed, but it was iconic. Just look at this snapshot recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory: New sunspot 1175 is growing rapidly, but so far it poses no threat for strong flares. Credit: SDO/HMI A solar wind stream flowing from this minor coronal hole could reach Earth on or about March 23rd.   |
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