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News & ArtsFriday, September 7, 2012
Science Eruption on the Sun
Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:25 AM
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@3,
Off the top of my head, without googling, I'd guess at least a thousand Earths would fit in there.
Off the top of my head, without googling, I'd guess at least a thousand Earths would fit in there.
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You can see these from your front walk for only about $500. Look up "Coronado PST." Unfortunately, the level of detail is just slightly less impressive; say, a trout vs. a blue whale.
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3, well, the Sun is 100 Earth's across at the widest point, so you can probably estimate from there. The full cubic volume of the Sun is approximately 1 million Earths.
It's better in ultra-violet too... Swoon! SDO...
It's better in ultra-violet too... Swoon! SDO...
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