/dev/null Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html great photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinVA Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 great photos Thanks. I used a Kodak Easy Share because I thought it would better catch the essence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geggytah Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Thanks. I used a Kodak Easy Share because I thought it would better catch the essence. not because it made the pics easier to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Great post dev (can you change your avatar now? ) I think the sun is by far the coolest (no pun intended) object in the sky. I don't understand it but the amount of energy that thing gives off and how it continues to generate that energy is beyond amazing. I remember a few years ago during one of our annual soCal firestorms the sky was full of haze and smoke. It blocked out the sun enough so you could look directly at it and not have your retinas burned out. You could see the sun spots with the naked eye. That was unbe!@#$inglievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html That animation of the CME hitting the comet, and the series of pics showing the seismic waves from the solar flare are two of the coolest things I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Great post dev (can you change your avatar now? ) I think the sun is by far the coolest (no pun intended) object in the sky. I don't understand it but the amount of energy that thing gives off and how it continues to generate that energy is beyond amazing. I remember a few years ago during one of our annual soCal firestorms the sky was full of haze and smoke. It blocked out the sun enough so you could look directly at it and not have your retinas burned out. You could see the sun spots with the naked eye. That was unbe!@#$inglievable. Fusion and Einstein's E=mc2, The sun is enormous, over 100 time wider than the earth. It is said it takes thousands of years for the energy produced in the center to make it to the surface. Two things are universal. hydrogen and stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 That animation of the CME hitting the comet, and the series of pics showing the seismic waves from the solar flare are two of the coolest things I've ever seen. They got that one mixed up with the high school sex ed video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 That page said the Sun is in an unusually quiet phase. Is it running out of gas? It looks like global cooling has already set in. We might have to crank up the SUVs to combat it. Cool pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Fusion and Einstein's E=mc2, The sun is enormous, over 100 time wider than the earth. It is said it takes thousands of years for the energy produced in the center to make it to the surface. Two things are universal. hydrogen and stupidity. So I don't know exactly how the sun works makes me stupid. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 They got that one mixed up with the high school sex ed video. Makes me almost want to visit my local planetarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Do I need use a special filter to protect my eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Fusion and Einstein's E=mc2, The sun is enormous, over 100 time wider than the earth. It is said it takes thousands of years for the energy produced in the center to make it to the surface. Two things are universal. hydrogen and stupidity. over a million earths would fit into the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Please put away these telescopes and other technical instruments. The Cargo Cultists know what the real issues are: Less carbon burning by humans, more belief in the central government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I had the TV on this morning on the History Channel and they had a show about space. lt said that the sun burns 600 BILLION TONS of hydrogen a SECOND!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html Bitchin dude. Great post dev (can you change your avatar now? ) I think the sun is by far the coolest (no pun intended) object in the sky. I don't understand it but the amount of energy that thing gives off and how it continues to generate that energy is beyond amazing. I remember a few years ago during one of our annual soCal firestorms the sky was full of haze and smoke. It blocked out the sun enough so you could look directly at it and not have your retinas burned out. You could see the sun spots with the naked eye. That was unbe!@#$inglievable. That would've awesome. That animation of the CME hitting the comet, and the series of pics showing the seismic waves from the solar flare are two of the coolest things I've ever seen. True. I love watching the comet have a lot of it's tail swept away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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