Old Sol spoke out this week: Huge solar flare on June 7.
For scientists, it was a cool deal — especially since the flair was on the side of the Sun facing us, and there were cameras of various types trained on the action.
But just watch: The internet will light up with concerns about 2012, and those who deny warming occurs or that humans cause it, will find some reason to claim the solar flare shows that Al Gore is fat and Rachel Carson is a mass murderer, plus Darwin was the inspiration for Adolf Hitler.
If the Sun knew it would get such a reception, would it bother?
Take a look:
Still shot of the June 7, 2011 solar flare -- NASA/SDO via PopSci
Here’s a pixillated video of the event in UV at 304 Angstroms — it runs under 30 seconds, but the time covered is about two-and-a-half hours; from SOHO – SDO via TheSunToday.org:
Another view, again UV, but at 171 Angstroms:
Tip of the old scrub brush to PopSci.
Resources:
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub 
In one of the videos, one of the scientists used the word “corona”. I am now officially thirsty.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
This was wonderful to watch. Thanks!
Jim
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Thank you so much!
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