Matsuda Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 The Sun may make life possible here on Earth, but make no mistake: it's one inhospitable place. If you needed any reminder of that, NASA's released a video compiled from satellite data to show the Sun's most recent coronal mass ejection, a visually-stunning event that sent a 200,000 mile-long magnetic filament erupting off the surface. The filament — about 25 times the diameter of the Earth — left behind a spectacular view of the magnetic fields that held it in place. NASA's calling it a "canyon of fire" and that's an apt description of what it looks like. The imagery used in the video doesn't capture light in the visible spectrum, and it was recorded from the 29th and 30th of September, when the coronal mass ejection exploded in Earth's direction at an estimated 530 miles per second. Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke68 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 That video is a thing of beauty,just a shame the subject of the video will ultimately destroy our little planet.Not that we'll be around to witness it as we'll have wiped ourselves out long before that. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Very astonishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsuda Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Last year a video was used to make a montage of an alien ship sucking up energy from the sun, but it was false. (first video) Edited October 26, 2013 by Matsuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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