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- axl163, on 10/07/2008, -8/+280It's the all-seeing Eye of Sauron!
- Lucas123, on 10/07/2008, -5/+216Aaahhhh! I'm blind!!! How could you!?!
- sockpuppets, on 10/07/2008, -8/+174It's the sun. They used a camera.
- MyNameIsGusto, on 10/07/2008, -2/+93Zoom. Enhance.
- sockpuppets, on 10/07/2008, -2/+84Actually it's his lesser known brother Phil.
- MindTrigger, on 10/07/2008, -3/+79Dugg up for asking questions instead of remaining content and ignorant like most people do.
- alexidigg, on 10/07/2008, -3/+70I just got a new wallpaper.
- junkwheel, on 10/07/2008, -3/+64The sun of god...
- Tsezu, on 10/07/2008, -1/+62But can it see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
- misilman, on 10/07/2008, -7/+59ITS OVER 9000!!
- sockpuppets, on 10/07/2008, -0/+51That's where babies come from.
- junkwheel, on 10/07/2008, -1/+50This is NASA. They are pro.
- diggB, on 10/07/2008, -0/+38See spot burn.
- emberjohn, on 10/07/2008, -11/+45Jesusss...
- montany, on 10/07/2008, -0/+33Print a hard copy right there.
- LanceSteele, on 10/07/2008, -1/+32Ok that was awesome! now i can't wait until they come up with a video of the sun with that resolution and quality THAT would be unbelievably beautiful....and probably burn my retinas off >.>
- AmyVernon, on 10/07/2008, -0/+30That is an absolutely gorgeous picture.
- z00k, on 10/08/2008, -0/+29Well You See.
It's the Sun. - voyetra8, on 10/07/2008, -2/+30Urmmmm, what's going on in that sunspot, precisely?
Can any of you explain why it's not emitting any light? What's the physical process that makes it appear dark?
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It's actually not dark at all, it's just dimmer than the surrounding area. Quoth the Wiki: "If a sunspot were isolated from the surrounding photosphere it would be brighter than an electric arc."
And for you geeks:
"A sunspot is a region on the Sun's surface (photosphere) that is marked by a lower temperature than its surroundings and has intense magnetic activity, which inhibits convection, forming areas of reduced surface temperature. Although they are at temperatures of roughly 4,000–4,500 K, the contrast with the surrounding material at about 5,800 K leaves them clearly visible as dark spots, as the intensity of a heated black body (closely approximated by the photosphere) is a function of T (temperature) to the fourth power. " - Chainheart2, on 10/07/2008, -0/+27Pictures are usually pretty quiet
- SpeedSteamBoat, on 10/07/2008, -1/+25They are approximately instantly face melting which, of course, is considerably cooler than the rest of the surface which is roughly spontaneously bone marrow vaporizing.*
*These are just approximations, and are not intended for use in equations. - BigCalhoun, on 10/07/2008, -0/+23Nike. Just do it!
- debuggercll, on 10/07/2008, -0/+22And that's actually his brown-eye.
- junkwheel, on 10/07/2008, -0/+20With a black blob in it.
- GangsterCompute, on 10/07/2008, -1/+20You betcha!
- Millsee, on 10/07/2008, -1/+20Dugg for being a cheeky *****
- junkwheel, on 10/07/2008, -0/+19The world. Travel it.
- inactive, on 10/07/2008, -3/+21That's no sun...
- Namco, on 10/07/2008, -9/+27More pics here: http://tinyurl.com/4taac4
- Lucas123, on 10/07/2008, -1/+19LOL
- inactive, on 10/07/2008, -0/+18That's probably not a good sign.
- Brododium, on 10/07/2008, -4/+22Anyone else seeing the Virgin Mary?
- dafragsta, on 10/07/2008, -2/+18That's right man. Don't ***** with the Jesus.
- frontaxle, on 10/07/2008, -1/+17That's hot
- gllopc, on 10/07/2008, -1/+17Win.
- junkwheel, on 10/07/2008, -0/+15IT'S OVER 9000!
- inactive, on 10/07/2008, -0/+14Does anybody know the approx. temperature of the spots? Obviously they're still hot, but cooler than the rest of the surface.
- lukelucas, on 10/07/2008, -4/+18the creepiest part to me is the absolute silence that accompanies that.
- D3ATHB4DISH0N0R, on 10/07/2008, -1/+15camera?
- iDiggIt42, on 10/07/2008, -1/+14@subikar: Just a cooler spot on the Sun.
- Meestafa, on 10/22/2008, -0/+13i really want a scientific explanation of what exactly I'm looking at, because it is sick
- CrimsonBlur, on 10/07/2008, -0/+13From Wikipedia:
"Although they are at temperatures of roughly 4,000–4,500 K, the contrast with the surrounding material at about 5,800 K leaves them clearly visible as dark spots, as the intensity of a heated black body (closely approximated by the photosphere) is a function of T (temperature) to the fourth power. If a sunspot were isolated from the surrounding photosphere it would be brighter than an electric arc." - itsthehumidity, on 10/08/2008, -0/+12It's about as bright as one sun.
- KyleRayner, on 10/08/2008, -0/+12Blade Runner, I do belive.
- theOster, on 10/07/2008, -1/+13understanding and patience for people that ask questions. learn it. wait, i mean ***** you. oh, i see what i did there.
- mywhitenoise, on 10/07/2008, -0/+11*in
- drex8, on 10/07/2008, -4/+14I don't know why this reminded me of Bowman's famous exclaim:
"My God, it's full of stars!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oALxLNOhI6I&feature ... - inactive, on 10/07/2008, -2/+12The goggles...they do nothing!
- jwolcott, on 10/07/2008, -1/+11http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da ...
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