THE SUN TODAY: 9 November 2011 - Two Ribbon Flares

WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE SUN TODAY?

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2011 October 13: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO9OLdMUf9M (Choppy Cs)

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http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/beacon/beacon_secchi.shtml
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/mpeg/
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MUSIC: "A Popular Tune" by William Walton

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[Skyywatcher88]

That was too good..lol...With the skull...lol..enjoyed!

[drkstrong]

@Skyywatcher88 I could not resist I am afraid!

[MrBrianDunbar]

nice one doc there's been some beautiful flares recently, these ones are a new type for me i shall keep an eye out for more of these bright areas /ribbons . like the yu55 jape , couldn't resist a laugh at all this myself.the only asteroids that will hit us will probably be one we didn't see coming,as we can only moniter so much sky and its vast,but Ce la vie

[drkstrong]

@MrBrianDunbar Actually you dont have to monitor the whole sky, just near the Ecliptic.

[chadwicks733]

Thank you so much for clearing up that mystery of the asteroid 'structures'......I was going crazy trying to find HR pics!

LOL

[drkstrong]

@zanaelf Sounds interesting. 

[drkstrong]

@yodaferret I have been retried for 5 years from working at a leading US defense contractor for my whole professional career as the head of their space physics group. So this has become my hobby (apart from golf), though I wish I could find someone to pay for my time for doing this (and the golf actually, but they dont let high handicappers on the senior tour!) but they all know I am doing it for free anyway so why pay me?

[drkstrong]

@NoWattz I know, its one of my many weaknesses :)

PS "Lulzy" never heard that one before!

[zanaelf]

@drkstrong wow interesting perception of the shapes ((^_^)) <3 actually done a paiting a while back with dolphins on the sun called "flaming dolphins" haha ((^_^))

[yodaferret]

@drkstrong correct. however, it is also rhyming slang for an american. sherman tank = yank. methinks you are an infiltrator. come clean, who do you work for. lol. ps. really nice music. also enjoyed the star wars bit the other night.