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APOD: A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence

antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov — Ten Earths could easily fit in the "claw" of this seemingly solar monster. The monster, though, visible on the lower left, is a huge eruptive prominence seen moving out from our Sun. The above dramatic image taken early in the year 2000 by the Sun-orbiting SOHO satellite.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 1, 2008

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  • Existenz87, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds...
  • gfail, on 06/08/2008, -0/+1what's your favorite planet? Mine's the sun.
  • PUNJABISINGH, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1WE DON'T DESERVE ITS AWESOME POWER
  • AtheismFTW, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1I like how my comment got voted down, but no one can answer the question. Pretentious pricks.
  • inactive, on 06/01/2008, -1/+2that's hawt.
  • flipdoubt, on 06/03/2008, -0/+1I'm gonna hold out for the 2nd Gen A-Pod.

    OR...

    *This just in* - Apple has just filed suit, demanding that the solar phenomenon change it's name immediately.
  • AtheismFTW, on 06/01/2008, -2/+2Does anyone know how deep the flames run? In other words, how much of the surface is burning? It just seems those things last a hella long time.
  • AtheismFTW, on 06/01/2008, -1/+1Someone divided by zero.
  • MattFid, on 06/01/2008, -1/+1Why is there chocolate sauce running down my forehead?
  • CanIGetAWitness, on 06/01/2008, -1/+1Be careful when you slingshot your spaceship around the sun so you can go back in time.
  • nightnight, on 06/02/2008, -0/+0why no comments.
    this is badass.
  • einexile, on 06/02/2008, -0/+0It is plain as day that these things are pure mother ***** evil.
    http://www.redorbit.com/images/gallery/sun/halpha_ ...

    I for one am terrified of the APOD and very grateful indeed to have them posted here daily in soothing thumbnail form.
  • robdiggity, on 06/01/2008, -1/+1The Yankees were silly to give APOD all that money.
  • cwgannon, on 06/01/2008, -2/+1Reminds me of that movie Sunshine. Wish it was a higher resolution though.

    Here's a bigger one, but still, it's not very high quality:
    http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/PIA ...
  • init100, on 06/01/2008, -2/+14 AM? You must live in California, or some other state that uses PST. Here, the time is 13:54.
  • Tossrock, on 06/01/2008, -3/+1Front paged at 4:00 AM and no comments?

    hmmmmm
  • bouche, on 06/01/2008, -4/+2I've got news for you. There is an RSS feed for the APOD photos that you can subscribe to and spare us on digg from seeing APOD every single frikkin' day.

    Who's going to help me bury these? I can't be the only one that sees how ridiculous the APOD post daily to digg is.
  • h0dges, on 06/01/2008, -2/+0Because you're the evil, yet suave, douche off Fifth Element?

    Come to think of it, why the hell did he sweat that stuff??

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