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Re:Previous 48 hours 3 explosions. Shockwave lights up north... by capableweb on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:44AM (#32136319)
Knowing little to nothing about the sun, is this what is gonna hit Earth tomorrow? (Ref: https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov/status/1548380370038444034)

The whole Twitter account (@hfsolar1) has some amazing videos of what's happening on/in the Sun, the videos seems to be 3D graphics generated from data, anyone know where the data comes from?

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Re:Previous 48 hours 3 explosions. Shockwave lights up north... by lnx01 on Monday July 18, 2022 @08:25AM (#32137484)
They're not 3D graphics, it's actual imagery (non visible light, probably H-alpha) from the STEREO, SDO, or SOHO probes (or all of them).
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Re:Previous 48 hours 3 explosions. Shockwave lights up north... by sansa on Monday July 18, 2022 @06:27AM (#32136552)
Shouldn't it have hit in ~8 minutes?
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Re:Previous 48 hours 3 explosions. Shockwave lights up north... by uristohkrat on Monday July 18, 2022 @06:55AM (#32136719)
If the CME was traveling at light speed, but it moves much slower.
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Re:Previous 48 hours 3 explosions. Shockwave lights up north... by samarthr1 on Monday July 18, 2022 @07:20AM (#32136895)
I see, thanks!
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