February 2011
18 posts
WatchMonster Prominence Erupts from the Sun
When a rather large M 3.6 class flare occurred near the edge of the Sun on Feb. 24, 2011, it blew out a gorgeous, waving mass of erupting magnetic plasma that swirled and twisted for 90 minutes. NASA’s SDO captured the event in extreme ultraviolet light.
Because SDO images are high definition, the team was able to zoom in on the flare and still see...
“It is said that to explain is to explain away. This maxim is nowhere so well...”
– Joseph Weizenbaum, 1966
WatchEvolution Made Us All
