WOW!
Filament are gigantic arcs of material lifted off the Sun's surface by powerful magnetic fields. Here, we're looking along its length. You could easily pass Earth under it.
Filament are gigantic arcs of material lifted off the Sun's surface by powerful magnetic fields. Here, we're looking along its length. You could easily pass Earth under it.
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Seán Doran
'FilaMonster'
Approximately 3 days of 3 angstroms of Solar Dynamics Observatory data from February 2015 showing a huge filament wrapped around the Sun. All images repaired, processed, graded & ramped with music by Chris Zabriskie.
Credit: SDO / NASA / AIA / Seán Doran
Approximately 3 days of 3 angstroms of Solar Dynamics Observatory data from February 2015 showing a huge filament wrapped around the Sun. All images repaired, processed, graded & ramped with music by Chris Zabriskie.
Credit: SDO / NASA / AIA / Seán Doran
Comments
When do we go?
The fact we can see this, that we can understand why it's happening... just breathtaking.