The twin STEREO spacecraft confirmed their reality in February 2009 when sunspot 11012 unexpectedly erupted. The blast hurled a billion-ton cloud of gas (a "CME") into space and sent a tsunami racing along the sun's surface. STEREO recorded the wave from two positions separated by 90o, giving researchers an unprecedented view of the event:
awesome!
r34ct0rx 1 year ago
im excited :)
on the news in england it said it may be visible tuesday night :) magnetic field blagg! it might look like the Northern Lights. that would be cool
RaiseTheSpirit 1 year ago