Astronomers Observe a Chunk of the Sun Break Off and Form a “Polar Vortex” – IOTW Report

Astronomers Observe a Chunk of the Sun Break Off and Form a “Polar Vortex”

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A video captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (and tweeted by space weather forecaster Tamitha Skov) shows a northern prominence, a dense cloud of of gas ejected into the corona, at 55 degrees latitude culminating in what Skov describes as a “polar vortex” at the north pole. Although ejections or prominences like this are common as the sun ramps up to solar maximum, the after effect of a polar vortex is highly uncommon—in fact, scientists have never seen it before. More

22 Comments on Astronomers Observe a Chunk of the Sun Break Off and Form a “Polar Vortex”

  1. Solar maximum, followed by Solar minimum.
    Natural occurrences for the past forever.
    Nothing to do with faux climate change or the amount of money made on faux carbon credits.

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  2. Why is this even news? It happens all the time. I’ve seen bigger solar prominence photos and videos.

    This one happens to look just a bit different that what we are used to. So? It’s what the sun does. There are periods of activity and periods of inactivity.

    It isn’t like the sun just pulled out one of those scary big black guns everyone wants to ban! Get a life.

    They just want more fear. Wait until they tell us we have to raise taxes to appease the sun god. Sheesh.

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  3. I’d gladly throw in a buck or two towards their passage on one of Elon’s rockets headed that-a-way, no return! For some reason the imagery of Slim Pickens happily riding a bomb comes to mind.

    IATS
    TWD

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