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Oct 15
2008
Incredible images of the Sun
by Jesse Robbins | @jesserobbins | comments: 14
This LASCO C2 image, taken 8 January 2002, shows a widely spreading coronal mass ejection (CME) as it blasts more than a billion tons of matter out into space at millions of kilometers per hour. The C2 image was turned 90 degrees so that the blast seems to be pointing down. An EIT 304 Angstrom image from a different day was enlarged and superimposed on the C2 image so that it filled the occulting disk for effect (Courtesy of SOHO/LASCO consortium)
[link courtesy Barry Brumitt]
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The Boston Globe has assembled a beautiful gallery of images of the Sun.
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Those photos are nothing less than mesmerizing.
Could not stop staring at them
Really, It is such ann incredible image of the sun captured by Jesse.
I think there is no words to express the beauty of this shot.
Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow totally like amazin ii want to like marry the sun its so beautiful because im 77 and im lonley and i need a wife :( blad. umm because im a very sad person and love................................................................................CRISPS
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FM 2009 [2008-10-17 03:48 AM]
Amazing! Really cool views!