Sun!
In this handout photo released by Nasa Earth Observatory on June 7, 2011 and taken from Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, sunspot complex 1226-1227, shows the Sun unleashing an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare, an S1-class radiation storm and a coronal mass ejection resulting in a large cloud of particles mushrooming up and falling back down giving the impression of covering an area of almost half the solar surface. An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory on June 7 could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said. The potent blast from the Sun unleashed a firestorm of radiation on a level not witnessed since 2006, and will likely lead to moderate geomagnetic storm activity by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. (NASA)
Source:
Here Comes The Sun
Boston.com, 22 June, 2011
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June 26th, 2011 at 9:26 am
Evidence (AAS, etc.) suggests a new Maunder-like period of reduced solar output has begun…
June 26th, 2011 at 10:46 am
@A7L-B:
What is the evidence?
June 26th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Why is it that every time I look at a huge picture of the sun like this it starts moving like an optical illusion? I’m pretty sure the sun is anchored beyond normal time and space and when we look at images like this we are still looking at live action some how. In other words, I believe that the sun is a metaphysical object that we have not even begun to understand
June 26th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Fantastic photo!
It would take about 1 million Earth’s to fill up the volume of the sun.
June 28th, 2011 at 12:53 am
“rootless Says:
June 26th, 2011 at 10:46 am
@A7L-B:
What is the evidence?”
http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~deforest/SPD-sunspot-release/SPD_solar_cycle_release.txt
July 4th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Thank you, mddwave.
Some background on the Maunder Minimum is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunder_Minimum .
Planetary temperatures appear correlated with solar activity;
the mechanism is not understood, and thus is under-represented in current climate models.
Comparative planetologists have noted mild warming on other planets and moons in our system in recent decades;
this appears associated with heightened solar activity referenced in the link.