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Originally Posted by Moontanner
G'day Aidan,
Is it normal for flares to totally separate from the limb and float off into space like that? Everything I've seen previously suggests that gravity keeps things fairly close.
I'm not sure the reduced image I posted shows enough detail. The fuzzy spots I'm talking about are half way up the shot and much further out than the two main flares.
R.
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Hello R.
Detached prominences are not especially rare. I have seen a number of detached proms during 11 totalities as well as through Ha filters.
J