Spectactular Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) happened on 1st Feb

[Smersh]

Found on Spaceweather.com and I thought this might be of interest here. It seems like a pretty big explosion:

Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) have just observed a bright double-ringed coronal mass ejection (CME) billowing over the sun's western limb. At present, the source of the blast is unknown Watch the movie and stay tuned for updates ...

 

[MeteorWayne]

Really, Smersh, it's not that spectacular. Sure, it's the best in a while, but look through the SOHO archives from the last cycle peak to see what a REAL spectacular one looks like

 

[robnissen]

Really, Smersh, it's not that spectacular. Sure, it's the best in a while, but look through the SOHO archives from the last cycle peak to see what a REAL spectacular one looks like

For those of us who don't spend our free time surfing through the SOHO archives, I am really glad you posted this. I never thought I would see the day here where the self-appointed uppercrust would be looking down at us commonfolk and telling us that amazing images from space are really "not that spectacular."

Thanks, Smersh. And MW, I am SO SORRY that Smersh posted a picture that apparently didn't live up to your high standards. :roll:

 

[nimbus]

You're reading too much into it. He's calling it like it is. Not as spectacular as past, more active cycle CMEs. Which is worth pointing out if Smersh and others appreciate solar weather enough to post about it..

 

[Smersh]

Thanks for giving me your support robnissen.

And sorry guys but I must admit I'm not a coronal mass ejection geek who spends every waking moment monitoring SOHO, so it is indeed very possible that unfortunately I've missed some of the legendary CME's filmed in the past by that particular spacecraft. :lol:

But it's still not a bad one though is it, as CME's go?

 

[nimbus]

It's nice. But MW's right. You should go check out the archives of solar observation. There are some real eye popping CMEs and flares. I'd link you to some select pictures but my collection got wiped out recently. You really have to see it to believe it.. Seeing some of them snap and flash, and knowing the scale of their size is really amazing. The strongest ones overload the instruments to the point that it bleeds out the CCD.

Here's one.. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/new ... flare.html
But there's at least one website with a collection of them indexed, in quality format. Either .gif or .mov. I don't recall what the site is, sorry.

 

[michaelmozina]

Found on Spaceweather.com and I thought this might be of interest here. It seems like a pretty big explosion:

Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) have just observed a bright double-ringed coronal mass ejection (CME) billowing over the sun's western limb. At present, the source of the blast is unknown Watch the movie and stay tuned for updates ...

Hey, thanks for the heads up. It's nice to see some solar activity for a change. You might be interested in the STEREO-A images for January 30th.

http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/brows ... 95_512.mpg

 

[MeteorWayne]

Hey, Smersh, don't get all offended. I just said it's nothing compared to a true spectacular one. It's certainly one of the best in this cycle so far

Like this

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/2004_07_02/

As Crocodile Dundee would say:

/Aussie accent on/ "Now THAT's a CME" /Aussie accent off/

 

[Smersh]

... Hey, thanks for the heads up. It's nice to see some solar activity for a change. You might be interested in the STEREO-A images for January 30th.

http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/brows ... 95_512.mpg

You're very welcome Michael, and thanks for that video which is also pretty impressive imo. Seems that solar activity has picked up a bit recently doesn't it, after quite a while with nothing much happening?

... Like this

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/2004_07_02/

As Crocodile Dundee would say:

/Aussie accent on/ "Now THAT's a CME" /Aussie accent off/

[Aussie accent] G'Day mate - Call that a CME? [/Aussie accent]

Seriously Bruce ... I mean Wayne ... that one does seem to put the one I posted to shame! Here's the animation for that one: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots ... 6/c3sm.mpg

 

[Woggles]

that one does seem to put the one I posted to shame! Here's the animation for that one: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots ... 6/c3sm.mpg

Hey Smersh, that last one is amazing. However so was the first one! All I know is that not everyone knows where every site is in this world call www! So for me and I think a few others, any relevant post and links is important. We are all learning, some are new here, like me, and appreciate what other have to say, to teach and to share.

Wayne just wondering if this is "good enough english" for you? lol. Sorry just playing.

 

[nimbus]

Relativism is no good.

 

[EarthlingX]

Thought you might like this:

I forgot where i found it, i suspect HiNode and Gimp ... :roll:

 

[Woggles]

Thought you might like this:

I do! Thanks!

 

[EarthlingX]

I hope this is appropriate thread and not an old news:

From http://www.universetoday.com:
New Citizen Science Opportunity: Solar Storm Watch

Written by Nancy Atkinson
February 24th, 2010
Sun-worshiper alert! Now you can have the chance to help scientists spot and track solar storms and be involved in the latest solar research. The 'hottest' new Citizen Science project from the "Zooniverse" is Solar Storm Watch.

Another not so impressive January 27, 2010 acquired picture :

 

[bushwhacker]

Oh Buddy.. I love that pic with the Earth imposed in the loop.. If thats anywhere near scale thats impressive.

 

[EarthlingX]

This picture almost qualifies as spectacular, i think, from :
A quiet sun won't save us from global warming

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

Blasting CME
This LASCO C2 image, taken 8 January 2002, shows a widely spreading coronal mass ejection (CME) as it blasts more than a billion tons of matter out into space at millions of kilometers per hour.

 

[EarthlingX]

Oh Buddy.. I love that pic with the Earth imposed in the loop.. If thats anywhere near scale thats impressive.

Here's another one, this time i know the source :
from The SOHO Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope


Many more sun observation links here :
Solar Data Analysis Center

 

[EarthlingX]

SpaceWeather.com : http://spaceweather.com/ ( yea .. )
Today, 2010.03.11 :

My regular daily stop, just in case :roll:

Another very nice site :

http://solarmonitor.org/