Amazing pictures of the sun...

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Amazing pictures of the sun...

#1 Post by leoblob » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:08 pm

I've never seen anything like this before.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html
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#2 Post by GomJabbar » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:16 pm

It's got me wowed :!: 8)
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#3 Post by sarbin » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:22 pm

no kidding! 8)
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#4 Post by goofyGAguy » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:32 pm

Nice! I'm using pic #2 as my desktop wallpaper.
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#5 Post by rkawakami » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:40 pm

No, no!! Don't look! Didn't anyone tell you not to stare at the Sun? :lol: :) :P Very nice photos!
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#6 Post by Harryc » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:54 pm

It's an amazing astronomical body. Great pics. thanks.
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#7 Post by t20user » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:03 am

Thanks for posting this. Those are very cool photos.

I used to visit Boston.com every day when I lived there, and I forgot how good their site is maintained. I will be checking that section now on a regular basis. Thanks again.
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#8 Post by beGi » Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:41 pm

Nice pics... You just have to love it... It is "alive" and it gives life to all of us...
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#9 Post by rkawakami » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:14 pm

Sure, that's now. But in a couple of billion years from now it will expand enough to take us out. How's that for being both optimistic (assumes humans will still be on the planet) and pessimistic at the same time? :lol:
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#10 Post by beGi » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:07 am

Knowing humans (sun will expand for sure), you can rephrase that into pessimistic and pessimistic...
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#11 Post by bea13abc » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:59 pm

I find the second picture scary!

Decent picture though, shame in London we never really see the sun :(
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#12 Post by Beaver » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:06 am

rkawakami wrote:No, no!! Don't look! Didn't anyone tell you not to stare at the Sun? :lol: :) :P Very nice photos!
Well, we can take a look even inside the sun !

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#13 Post by goofyGAguy » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:21 pm

bea13abc wrote:I find the second picture scary!
I think it makes a nice desktop wallpaper.
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#14 Post by BillMorrow » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:37 pm

photo 9 gets my vote for wallpaper.. :)

on another note IRT the sun, i suggest a quick trip to google with the search term: solar xray output..
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#15 Post by Radioguy » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:22 pm

The Sun: Biggest meringue in the galaxy. :)
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#16 Post by killer » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:15 am

Those are wonderful pictures. I guess they were taken at night when the sun wasn't shining. :wink:
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#17 Post by Beaver » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:31 am

killer wrote:I guess they were taken at night when the sun wasn't shining. :wink:
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