Surging Sun

A close look at this active region over an 18-hour period (May 5, 2007) by STEREO (Behind) shows a remarkable series of what scientists call "surges" above the solar surface. Material is being thrust out and back along magnetic field lines and is activating a solar filament. With this detailed view and high frame rate we can watch the material surge out and back at least twice. The material (at about 60,000 degree C.) is being imaged in extreme ultraviolet light at a wavelength of 304 Angstroms.

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[FirstSea]

And here we are killing ourselves off while the sun is farting massive nuclear bombs everyday... makes you wonder, uh?

[AmarStar1]

@cliffjumper217 That's nasty, you have Herpes? ewww

[YesYou123333]

@cliffjumper217 So, what you're saying is if I ever visit the Sun I should bring shorts?

[cliffjumper217]

@19may0001 alright im sorry for calling you racist ^-^ but dontcha think that 25,000,000 degrees is hot !!!

[19may0001]

@cliffjumper217 your an idiot to think am racist, this is a fact go look it up fool

[cliffjumper217]

@19may0001 ok... sounds to me your probably racist and if you are.... you can lick my herpes

[19may0001]

@cliffjumper217 you think that is hot coz your white , your skin cant handle heat whats why white people are the only race wrinkles appear faster and quciker then any other race

[cliffjumper217]

the core of the sun is over 25,000,000 degrees!!! AMAZING!!!! and to think 100 degree weather is HOT PHhhhh...

[revilo178]

which makes it over a million times bigger than Earth in volume: 110^3

[revilo178]

the temperature is 6'000 degrees, not 60'000.

(If it were 60'000 we'd be in serious trouble ;-))