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Blogs > loveisamyth > loveisamyth, stars are forever


loveisamyth 68M
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4/25/2015 2:39 pm

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4/26/2015 1:23 pm
MAGNETIC FILAMENT
For the 4th day in a row, amateur astronomers around the world are monitoring a filament of magnetism snaking over the sun's northeastern limb. This morning, Bill Hrudey photographed the structure from his observatory in the Cayman Islands.



Filled with hot-glowing plasma, the magnetic filament is more than 5 times taller than Earth and 25 times as long. These dimensions make it an easy target for backyard optics. "I used a Lunt solar telescope to take this picture," says Hrudey.

Bushy solar filaments like this one often become unstable and erupt. Debris falling to the sun's surface can produce secondary explosions called Hyder flares, a type of flare that happens without an underlying sunspot.

NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION !!!

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