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GHOSTDANCER (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:03 AM Original message |
Sunspot Grows to 20 Times Size of Earth |
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puerco-bellies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. The guys on the Space Station should look into a lead cod-piece n/t |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. weird and scary. seems like we've seen a lot more unusual activity |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Common. Nothing to worry about. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
59. Damn!!! "Sharks or cockroaches..." |
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indigobusiness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 03:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
70. It might do you in, and soon...that's the point. (cool pic) |
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lil-petunia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 08:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
36. it is cyclical, not scary. well, scary, too. |
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Sweatynipples (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 10:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. scary? |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-26-04 07:00 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Nope, I'm not scared of the red giant either |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 09:09 AM Response to Reply #48 |
56. And hopefully... |
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indigobusiness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 03:13 PM Response to Reply #48 |
71. Sweaty nipples are scary... An errupting sun is something to respect. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. Did this warning come from |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. Check this out |
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GHOSTDANCER (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I'm no Expert but The sun looks upset.......... |
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Enraged_Ape (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 07:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. That damn Dubya has even the sun mad at him |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
25. Looks like some nice magnetic field lines there |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 08:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Oh no. The sun has a hole in it. Send it to China. Quick. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 09:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. Note, this today's picture, no matter what "today" is |
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The Night Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
5. Thank god the amorphous mix of spots was not called Number 666 |
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7th_Sephiroth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
6. i built a charger particle gun once |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Did you sell it to the arms dealer for |
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JayS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. Any ideas as to what could cause a visible to the eye black... |
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chascarrillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Maybe you should stop staring at the sun |
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JayS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It was low enough on the horizon for it to be "cool" enough to... |
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DoktorGreg (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 02:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Uh, no it wasnt.... |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 02:20 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. DoktorGreg....you might want to tell hundreds of Native Americans |
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DoktorGreg (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 02:25 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Tell It to the doctors, the damage is called Solar Retinopathy |
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Ferretherder (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 06:54 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Well, all I know is, when I was a child... |
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DoktorGreg (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 10:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. This post is an internet first |
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JayS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
61. How good are UV/A and UV/B camera filters for observing... |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:45 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. That is absolutely true. |
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indigobusiness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 04:09 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Clouds don't block light in the ultraviolet end of the spectrum |
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wordout (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 12:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
76. looks like some good eatin' ! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Sunspots. |
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JayS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Seriously? I have never heard of them actually being visible... |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Very often, really. |
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JayS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Thanks! I'll take my camera with me next time I am out at sunrise. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Camera. Er... you better read this. How to view sun... |
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GHOSTDANCER (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. lol..... |
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JayS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 06:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
41. I'll do it when the sun is still "cool" (dark red to dark orange) as... |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 04:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. It was probably a signal that your retinas were being fried |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 05:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. When did you see this black spot? |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 08:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Many years ago on a |
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ze_dscherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 08:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
37. The spot has been visible to the bare eye since several days |
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stickdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
11. Cool Image |
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GHOSTDANCER (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 12:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Love that caption on that photo..... |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Wow. Cool photo. I'd say the sun looks pissed. |
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homelandpunk (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 11:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
52. I know this is gonna sound strange, but it looks like Cheney. |
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Longhorn79 (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
19. This reminds me of that James Michener book 'Space' |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Michener is full of shit |
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Longhorn79 (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Not the kind of exposure his character was subject to |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
63. Then there's Alaska... |
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The Zanti Regent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
22. Is it headed for Crawford, TX? |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 02:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Last year's sunspots and |
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ze_dscherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 08:42 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. This sunspot already has caused some weak auroras on July 22nd |
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midwayer (719 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 09:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Cool sight...thanks (eom) |
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midwayer (719 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 09:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. And site too! )eom_ |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
39. INVISIBLE SUN |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 11:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. That's My Soul Up There |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
46. Todays Sun pic. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. Black Hole Sun |
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montana_hazeleyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. Just looking at these pictures of the sun |
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JayS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 11:15 AM Response to Reply #47 |
75. That is true. I'm trying to work out a little demonstration on... |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
49. Black Hole Sun... Wontcha Come... Wontcha Come... |
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homelandpunk (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
51. Clinton had an erection and caused this darkness on the sun. |
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SayitAintSo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:30 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. You just made me almost wet myself .... |
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GeneratorOfHeat (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-04 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
53. How did Bush manage to do this one? |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-04 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
54. Is this what Rove had in mind |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
57. an interesting site: |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
58. Shortwave Radio Static |
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Kitsune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
62. Hmmm. Could this be why Sirus radio has been screwy the last few days? *nt |
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ze_dscherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
64. Aurora pictures from the last few days |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
65. And why is this news? |
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indigobusiness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 02:55 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Why is this news?...What a weird question. |
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ze_dscherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 03:18 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. It is not pointed directly towards earth anymore, but |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
69. Cheney:" Weakness invites sun spots." |
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indigobusiness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-27-04 04:10 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. "Red Giant"? |
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