i throw a tennis ball at it. didnt think i would hit it.

It's just a large prominence.
It has been developing over the last few days. Cool isn't it?

I don't really think that something plunged into the sun there.. The sun is about 15 million degrees c on the outside so. whatever would come in any close contact would probably melt around it before it got sucked in by the gravity.. But nonetheless Interesting, looks likes a flare of some sort. Oh, are you tuning in to the Soyuz launch? 11:14 EST If i believe so

This looks like a ship emerging, I know...

Probably a comet nothing unusual, good catch though

Originally posted by Alchemicflames
I don't really think that something plunged into the sun there.. The sun is about 15 million degrees c on the outside so. whatever would come in any close contact would probably melt around it before it got sucked in by the gravity.. But nonetheless Interesting, looks likes a flare of some sort. Oh, are you tuning in to the Soyuz launch? 11:14 EST If i believe so

Actually, the surface of the sun is around 5-6000 degrees, although the temp does increase above the surface in the gaseous zone, is this what your referring to? But yeah, most things would just be like the inside of a microwaved hot jam donut and melt before contact was made. Unless it is something of enormous mass.