Monday, September 10, 2012

Sun Shoots Out 500,000 Solar Whip Filament

A 500,000 mile long filament erupted on the surface of the sun. Called a Solar Whip it traveled over 900 miles per second. The Coronal Mass Ejection or CME connected with earth's magnetic environment and caused an aurora. This great video from NASA shows the force and fury of the CME: Resulting Aurora

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