CaneTalk: GRAND FILAMENT

GRAND FILAMENT

Posted by JAC on 4/9/2011, 7:37 am

A magnificent filament of magnetism is curling around the sun's southeastern quadrant today.

Measuring more than 700,000 km from end to end, the vast structure is about twice as long as the separation between Earth and the Moon.

Arrows trace the filament's meandering path in this extreme UV image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

It's not easy for such a filament to remain suspended indefinitely above the stellar surface, and indeed a collapse is possible.

Filaments falling onto the sun can trigger explosions called "Hyder flares." Is one in the offing? Readers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor developments.

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A Dragon is Born - JAC, 4/7/2011, 9:02 am

Caribbean plate tension increasing- 7 seismic swarms erupting across the planet - JAC, 4/9/2011, 8:46 am
Unkown Nuclear Event - WA, Columbia Nuclear Power Plant - JAC, 4/9/2011, 8:00 am
- Re: Unkown Nuclear Event - WA, Columbia Nuclear Power Plant - Anung Mwka, 4/9/2011, 9:32 am
GRAND FILAMENT - JAC, 4/9/2011, 7:37 am
- Aurora is burning, TEC turns negative, HF absorption - JAC, 4/9/2011, 7:39 am
Geomagnetic Warning up. TEC turns positive. - JAC, 4/8/2011, 6:59 pm
- Re: Geomagnetic Warning up. TEC turns positive. - Shalista, 4/9/2011, 1:02 am
  - Re: Geomagnetic Warning up. TEC turns positive. - JAC, 4/9/2011, 7:33 am
    - Re: Geomagnetic Warning up. TEC turns positive. - ArgosyTn, 4/9/2011, 10:20 am
      - Re: Geomagnetic Warning up. TEC turns positive. - JAC, 4/9/2011, 4:59 pm
        Re: Geomagnetic Warning up. TEC turns positive. - ArgosyTn, 4/9/2011, 5:14 pm
        Re: Geomagnetic Warning up. TEC turns positive. - JAC, 4/9/2011, 5:48 pm
FEMA Admin Fugate Speaks on Quakes and Fault Lines in US March14,2011 - JAC, 4/8/2011, 2:22 pm
Aurora activated. Large magnetic pulse in Alaska - JAC, 4/8/2011, 1:34 pm
Another Huge CME - JAC, 4/8/2011, 7:25 am
Possible Major Quake 4/9 to 4/11 - JAC, 4/8/2011, 7:16 am
- TEC Radar return anomoly on Jacksonville NWS Radar - JAC, 4/8/2011, 8:34 am
- Arkansas Swarm - JAC, 4/8/2011, 8:23 am
  - Just heard a large one hit - JAC, 4/8/2011, 11:07 am
    - 4.2 - JAC, 4/8/2011, 11:09 am
- Puerto Rico Swarm - JAC, 4/8/2011, 8:21 am
- Baja Swarm - JAC, 4/8/2011, 8:18 am
Mid Latitude looks susceptible - JAC, 4/7/2011, 8:54 pm
- Re: Mid Latitude looks susceptible - Shalista, 4/8/2011, 12:41 pm
- Arkansas is shaking - JAC, 4/7/2011, 8:55 pm
Incoming on April 10 - JAC, 4/7/2011, 4:07 pm
- Re: Incoming on April 10 - Anung Mwka, 4/7/2011, 5:45 pm
Re: A Dragon is Born - ArgosyTn, 4/7/2011, 2:16 pm
- Re: A Dragon is Born - JAC, 4/7/2011, 2:24 pm
  - Re: A Dragon is Born - ArgosyTn, 4/7/2011, 2:28 pm
    - Re: A Dragon is Born - JAC, 4/7/2011, 2:34 pm
      - Re: A Dragon is Born - ArgosyTn, 4/7/2011, 2:44 pm
        Re: A Dragon is Born - JAC, 4/7/2011, 2:54 pm
        Re: A Dragon is Born - ArgosyTn, 4/7/2011, 3:10 pm
        Re: A Dragon is Born - JAC, 4/7/2011, 2:50 pm
Re: A Dragon is Born - BobbiStorm, 4/7/2011, 11:23 am
- Re: A Dragon is Born - JAC, 4/7/2011, 1:42 pm

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