Slip-Slidin' Plasma

Once again we get to observe solar plasma sliding and zipping along above the edge of the Sun (May 30-31, 2007). With STEREO we are receiving an image every few minutes from each instrument, giving us detailed close-up views of smooth motion. The focal point of this activity was an active region rotating into view when we zoomed in on its action for about 2 days. An active region, an area of intense magnetic forces, is driving a lot of the activity we see. The plasma is being controlled by powerful magnetic forces that guide the material back into the Sun. The frames were taken in extreme ultraviolet light at 304 Angstroms from the Behind spacecraft. In fact, we are viewing ionized helium at about 60,000 degrees C., rising thousands of miles above the Sun's surface.

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• STEREO
• NASA
• Space
• Sun
• Solar
• Storms
• CME
• Flares
• Sunspots
• Radiation
• EUVI
• Eclipse
• Satellite
• Weather

[antiqueeagle62]

Was that a huge bolt of lightning at about 12 seconds coming from the center of the greatest flare activity?

[smik2222]

wow

[boxa888]

supposedly if theres such things as gravity waves they will interfer with your ears so you could possibly hear it without air. i read that in a science article, sounds pretty cool.

[royrajrajan]

bodoh

[Imagirlk]

....lack of air makes you unable to hear....?

0_o lol....I mean...if you could breath in space and everything...

[r3dbar000n]

eeeee... you won't hear anything, there is no air in space.. !

[Imagirlk]

I wonder what you would hear if you were able to get near the sun. like if would just sound like a giant fire.