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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (6724)12/8/2010 12:34:23 AM
From: Sam  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 49069
 
Here is a suggestion:

Solar flare in action:



Last month’s solar storm was pretty stellar, but the massive flare that erupted from the sun yesterday put it to shame, lashing out from the solar surface in a beautiful filament that stretched for 435,000 miles – nearly twice the distance between the Earth and moon and about 60,000 miles larger than last month’s plasma ejection.

See full article at popsci.com

It is a lot bigger than it looks!



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (6724)12/9/2010 12:44:12 PM
From: T L Comiskey  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 49069
 
re...Ill be darned..

so shall your socks..

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