It's kinda neat how you can see gravity pulling a lot of the material back toward the sun's surface afterward.
And since I'm being geeky, here's an amazing image of the sun where you can see the Space Shuttle Endeavour (with open bay doors) and the International Space Station in silhouette:
Images via Discover Magazine's Bad Astromony blog
5 comments:
Is that why it was so hot yesterday?
Adam: Speak for yourself; we're still waiting for things to warm up a little, where I live.
The end of the world is coming! Did I ever tell you my theory about that? It involves sun storms.
Angela Perry: As long as it doesn't involve Harold Camping.
Ever seen this video? Also impressive:
Comet hits Sun
(But I must be pedantic and note the comet and the coronal ejection were not related to one another; the timing was just an impressive-looking coincidence.)
My theory is that the Earth's magnetic poles are going to switch, the magnetosphere will collapse as a result, and the solar emissions will subsequently destroy our technology and send us back into the dark ages. Cool, eh? ;)
Nice video! I'm fascinated with astronomy.
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