HI-RES Magnetic Filament Of The Sun

[Mave]

A long, dark magnetic filament is looping over the sun's northeastern limb today. Click on the image to see the structure in magnificent 4096x4096 resolution:

Warning : Pretty BIG picture.
Picture : http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/latest_4096_0304.jpg

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory took the picture just a few hours ago using the highest-resolution cameras ever flown on a mission to study the sun. Plasma trapped inside the filament is dense and cool relative to the seething inferno below. If the filament collapses, as filaments often do, the plasma could hit the surface and explode, producing a Hyder flare or a coronal mass ejection (CME). Readers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor developments

 

[GPow69]

Weird, Cool :O

 

[Maffia171]

Epic resolution is epic

 

[CreonSiper]

It took me 2 seconds to load the entire picture. rofl.

But hell, that's a very nais image you haz thar =D

 

[ThePro]

Sun looks cold.

 

[Aman1238]

Not that big . The fact that my neighbors internet can handle it lol.

 

[Nitronic]

Sun looks cold.

maybe you should go give it a hug then

 

[Panki]

12 seconds, lol.

 

[Mauri]

5 months

 

[MiRc34]

5 months

Seriously Lol'd :rofl: