Watch the sun expel some gasses. Dial up warning!

[alfredo]

http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater

Under "image type", select LASCO C3.

Under "Resolution" select 1024

Start date: 2009-07-05
End date: 2009-0707

Click "Search"

It takes a bit to load but you will see the sun expel a cloud of gasses.

Note: the blue disc blots out the sun. The white ring denotes the actual size of the sun.

On a rare occasion you can see a comet dive into the sun.

[Forkboy]

1. Taco Bell causes the same effect.

[ccinamon]

2. that is sooo neat ---

thank you for posting!

[alfredo]

3. Check out this animated gif I made of Comet Mc Naught

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/alfredo/16

[Blue_Tires]

4. great stuff!

[alfredo]

5. That was a great comet. What it lacked in naked eye viewing was made

up when it grazed the sun.

[ccinamon]

8. great job -

i love it -- thanks! i just love astronomy type stuff!

[alfredo]

9. thanks. If you are on a Mac download Solscape.

http://www.jschilling.net/sw_solscape.php You can watch hurricanes too.

[qnr]

6. Lot of activity. Thanks for the link. n/t

[alfredo]

7. They say the sun is emerging from a quiet spell.