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By: A HUGE solar filament erupts into space..... - Old Hippie's Forums

A HUGE solar filament erupts into space..... - Old Hippie's Forums — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:41:23 +0000

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By: A Solar Filament Erupts - Grasscity.com Forums

A Solar Filament Erupts - Grasscity.com Forums — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:32:22 +0000

[...] solar filament suddenly erupted into space producing an energetic Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The filament had been held up for days by the Sun's ever changing magnetic field and the timing of the eruption [...]

By: A Solar Filament Erupts | Aim High Salmon Arm

A Solar Filament Erupts | Aim High Salmon Arm — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:41:50 +0000

[...] solar filament suddenly erupted into space producing an energetic Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The filament had been held up for days by the Sun’s ever changing magnetic field and the timing of the [...]

By: Jack M.

Jack M. — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:08:24 +0000

Thanks for the new desktop background, Phil.

By: September 2012 » Westport Astronomical Society

September 2012 » Westport Astronomical Society — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:26:01 +0000

[...] serious but incredible indigestion. Click on the image to see this in it’s full AWESOMENESS. The Bad Astronomer Phil Plait explained it like this: On August 31, the Sun threw a major tantrum. It started with a vast [...]

By: daniel

daniel — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:08:15 +0000

HA! getty up little planets.

By: Infinite123Lifer

Infinite123Lifer — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:53:45 +0000

@28 CatMom

We did have a clear day for the Venus transit! Woohoo 1 for 27 when it comes to viewing astronomical events in the Northwest, but I got a picture so its a little sweeter for me i guess Though I must say Sirius, Venus, Orion and the Moon have been stunning to watch the past week in the early early am, between the quiet of the morning and the splendor of the early am night sky the feeling is immensely calming for me. I think Neptune and Uranus might have been out there too possibly, and Jupiter earlier, maybe Mars, and well, yeah, as you all know, its a big sky.

That’s pretty cool jackd.

By: casualasbirds

casualasbirds — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:19:01 +0000

Phil, I always enjoy your pictures, but this one is really special. Thanks.

By: jackd

jackd — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:29:30 +0000

Looking at the solar ‘scopes was a highlight of Dragon*Con. As luck would have it, I was there the day after the big flare, but Steve was happy to talk about it and much more. The flare went off underneath the arch of a prominence. This kicked one end loose and the filament was around 800,000km when they captured the image. According to Steve, there was a young woman there (I think he said a sixth-grader, so someone about 11 years old) who actually clicked the mouse on the big iMac to get the shot.

By: CatMom

CatMom — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:17:36 +0000

Nigel Depledge said:
You mean there are times when it isn’t cloudy in the Seattle area???

Of course it’s clear here sometimes. Usually on days/nights with no exciting astronomical events going on. Example: In May, we had 3 beautiful weekends in a row. On the day of the annular eclipse (90+% coverage here), it was cloudy and raining. Arrrrrrgh!