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Old 17-04-2010, 02:15 AM
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The Sun up Close

Today's APOD is amazing.
"Up close, the solar surface is a striking patch work of granules in this very high resolution picture of the quiet Sun.
Caused by convection, the granules are hot, rising columns of plasma edged by dark lanes of cooler, descending plasma"
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100416.html
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Old 17-04-2010, 12:18 PM
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wow that looks cool Well not really it looks hot
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Old 17-04-2010, 02:13 PM
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That is amazing!! Like hot coals in a fire, but prettier. Glen.
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