/dev/null Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html
Tcali Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 /dev/null said: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html great photos
JinVA Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Tcali said: great photos Thanks. I used a Kodak Easy Share because I thought it would better catch the essence.
geggytah Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 JinVA said: 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?
Chef Jim Posted October 15, 2008 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!@#$inglievable.
DC Tom Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 /dev/null said: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html That animation of the CME hitting the comet, and the series of pics showing the seismic waves from the solar flare are two of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Wacka Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Chef Jim said: Great post dev (can you change your avatar now? ) I think the sun is by far the coolest (no pun intended) object in the sky. I don't understand it but the amount of energy that thing gives off and how it continues to generate that energy is beyond amazing. I remember a few years ago during one of our annual soCal firestorms the sky was full of haze and smoke. It blocked out the sun enough so you could look directly at it and not have your retinas burned out. You could see the sun spots with the naked eye. That was unbe!@#$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.
John Adams Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 DC Tom said: 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.
ieatcrayonz Posted October 15, 2008 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.
Chef Jim Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Wacka said: 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.
Chef Jim Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 John Adams said: They got that one mixed up with the high school sex ed video. Makes me almost want to visit my local planetarium.
Fan in San Diego Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Do I need use a special filter to protect my eyes?
Pete Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Wacka said: 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
Nanker Posted October 15, 2008 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.
Wacka Posted October 17, 2008 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!!!!
Steely Dan Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 /dev/null said: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html Bitchin dude. Chef Jim said: 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. DC Tom said: 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.
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