posted on Oct, 13 2009 @ 05:54 PM
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The twin STEREO spacecraft (called “Behind” and “Ahead” denoting their relative positions in space), now almost 120 degrees apart, captured
this large and dramatic prominence eruption over about a 30-hour period between Sept. 26-27, 2009. Prominences, called filaments when they are viewed
against the surface of the Sun, are clouds of cooler gas suspended above the Sun’s surface by magnetic forces. This erupting prominence was large
enough that both spacecraft were able to observe it for hours on end, one of the first times that has occurred.
Source - NASA
Wow, powerfull stuff. I don't know to much about it, but that seems like quite a huge explosion.
Could someone with more knowledge explain the implications on earth?
I have read somewhere that it can have a impact on Earths magnetic fields.
NB:If someone posted this allready please, moderate moderators.
[edit on 13-10-2009 by SkurkNilsen]
[edit on 13-10-2009 by SkurkNilsen]