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reply posted on 3-10-2011 @ 10:01 AM by KaginD
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Is it possible that the object hit with such force that it caused an explosion on the other side? No sarcassam here.


reply posted on 3-10-2011 @ 10:03 AM by FlyingSpaghettiMonster
Originally posted by KaginD
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Is it possible that the object hit with such force that it caused an explosion on the other side? No sarcassam here.


Possible: it may not have gone straight through the middle, but scudded through the upper layers of the Sun. Or perhaps it just looks like the CME emerges 180 degrees opposite because of the way the footage plays.



reply posted on 3-10-2011 @ 10:05 AM by OneisOne
Originally posted by KaginD
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post by nuttin4U



Is it possible that the object hit with such force that it caused an explosion on the other side? No sarcassam here.


That's a good question and from the spaceweather link it looks like it's a valid question.
The timing of the CME so soon after the comet dove into the sun suggests a link. But what? There is no known mechanism for comets to trigger solar explosions. Before 2011 most solar physicists would have discounted the events of Oct. 1st as pure coincidence--and pure coincidence is still the most likely explanation. Earlier this year, however, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) watched another sungrazer disintegrate in the sun's atmosphere. On July 5, 2011, the unnamed comet appeared to interact with plasma and magnetic fields in its surroundings as it fell apart. Could a puny comet cause a magnetic instability that might propagate and blossom into a impressive CME? The question is not so crazy as it once seemed to be. spaceweather.com/


OiO


reply posted on 3-10-2011 @ 10:12 AM by Human_Alien
Originally posted by freespirit1
Just found this on:

spaceweather.com...



Thanks my friend




Holy $^i+
I wonder if that did break on through to the other side (The Doors)
That is friggin enormous!!

Missile? Wow. I wonder.


reply posted on 3-10-2011 @ 10:16 AM by freespirit1
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No problem.... new to this site so don't know how to do all of the fancy stuff yet, thanks for embedding that


reply posted on 3-10-2011 @ 10:23 AM by Human_Alien
Originally posted by FlyingSpaghettiMonster
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post by Human_Alien



I meant compared to anything within our solar system.



Yeah, I knew that but wanted to put that up anyway just to make us all feel that much more; less significant
Just kidding.
We all matter. A lot!

But we really are almost microscopic in the larger picture. Our Sun is like a grain of sand.
The whole concept is so vast it can drive a person insane just trying to wrap their heads around the reality of space....and time.

Sorry to get so philosophical on a science thread
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