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What is this strange ring that has been developing on the Sun?
Sunspot 1112, located in the southeast quadrant, has been the source of a giant filament that is currently stretching 400,000 km across the surface of the Sun.
However, today, there appears to be development of a enormous circular ring which looks to be linking with the huge magnetic filament of sunspot 1112. Most of today’s various wavelength images of the Sun all show this feature over at the SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) – NASA website.
SpaceWeather.com today reports,
A vast filament of magnetism is cutting across the Sun’s southern hemisphere today. A bright ‘hot spot’ just north of the filament’s midpoint is UV radiation from sunspot 1112. The proximity is no coincidence; the filament appears to be rooted in the sunspot below. If sunspot flares, it could cause the entire structure to erupt. This active region merits watching…
What concerns me is that if indeed this is a huge circle magnetic filament nearly encircling the entire Sun, it is now currently directly facing the Earth. If sunspot 1112 does erupt, could the entire filament explode into a massive CME?
This particular phenomenon will be all over in a few days as it rotates around the Sun, but it serves to remind us that there are more and more things happening there as we transit into the next solar cycle maximum (peaking ~ 2012 into 2013).
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Posted on Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:36:08 +0000 at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernSurvivalBlog/~3/hr-pELzZIfU/
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What is this strange ring that has been developing on the Sun?
Sunspot 1112, located in the southeast quadrant, has been the source of a giant filament that is currently stretching 400,000 km across the surface of the Sun.
However, today, there appears to be development of a enormous circular ring which looks to be linking with the huge magnetic filament of sunspot 1112. Most of today’s various wavelength images of the Sun all show this feature over at the SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) – NASA website.
SpaceWeather.com today reports,
A vast filament of magnetism is cutting across the Sun’s southern hemisphere today. A bright ‘hot spot’ just north of the filament’s midpoint is UV radiation from sunspot 1112. The proximity is no coincidence; the filament appears to be rooted in the sunspot below. If sunspot flares, it could cause the entire structure to erupt. This active region merits watching…
What concerns me is that if indeed this is a huge circle magnetic filament nearly encircling the entire Sun, it is now currently directly facing the Earth. If sunspot 1112 does erupt, could the entire filament explode into a massive CME?
This particular phenomenon will be all over in a few days as it rotates around the Sun, but it serves to remind us that there are more and more things happening there as we transit into the next solar cycle maximum (peaking ~ 2012 into 2013).
If you enjoyed this post, or topics of preparedness, consider subscribing to our survival blog RSS feed or Email notification of new posts on the Modern Survival Blog
Modern Survival Blog
Solar Flare – August 1, 2010
End of the World 2012 and What To Believe
Something Extraordinary Happened on the Sun
Summer Solstice Fireworks
On The Precipice Of Solar Induced Disaster
Global Power Grid Vulnerability Into 2012
Posted on Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:36:08 +0000 at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernSurvivalBlog/~3/hr-pELzZIfU/
Comments: http://modernsurvivalblog.com/solar-cycle/enormous-ring-is-developing-on-the-sun/#comments