[AZ-Observing] Re: Time-lapse View of Giant Prominence Today
- From: Sam Rua <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 18:54:27 -0700
Very very cool, Tom. That really is huge.
On May 4, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Monster prominence on the limb of the sun today. This time-lapse sequence
> covers 40 minutes of activity in 21 frames. Using the Earth's diameter of
> 8000 miles for a scale, the size of the arch is nearly 50,000 miles, and
> velocities exceed 100,000 miles per hour.
>
> http://i.pbase.com/o9/64/297864/1/155501869.BCBoH6iG.sun_stack_20140504d.gif
>
> Tom
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