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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:26 PM Jan 2020

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"The highest resolution observations of the Sun's surface ever taken... isn't science cool?"

Link to tweet

Wonder Collaborative @wondercollab

What are you seeing? Oh, just "The highest resolution observations of the Sun’s surface ever taken!!!" Each of those cell-like structures is the size of Texas. Mind blown. Isn't science cool? (more info at link)

https://www.nso.edu/telescopes/dkist/first-light-cropped-field-movie/ …

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8:19 PM - Jan 29, 2020

Looks like a celestial lava lamp!

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"The highest resolution observations of the Sun's surface ever taken... isn't science cool?" (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

Jeez that looks all dried with a terribly cracked surface.... magicarpet Jan 2020 #1

Dummy! I'm gonna go at NIGHT! lastlib Jan 2020 #12

Yes it should be cooler and not so bright later in the day. magicarpet Jan 2020 #20

I know who we can send there to find out exactly what it's like. Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #14

Thanks! eleny Jan 2020 #2

Each of those cell-like structures is the size of Texas. mcar Jan 2020 #3

Wow!!! Karadeniz Jan 2020 #4

Oh. My. God. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #5

SPF One Googol SCVDem Jan 2020 #6

Wow! burrowowl Jan 2020 #7

What actually IS the sun's surface? Is tgere a surface?or just FIRE!!!!! pangaia Jan 2020 #8

beyond wow - tyvm for posting n/t MFGsunny Jan 2020 #9

It does look like a celestial lava lamp! Hypnotic - thanks for posting. K&R crickets Jan 2020 #10

It's all NASA fake CGI AZ8theist Jan 2020 #11

This guy? not fooled Jan 2020 #13

Send him in for a closer look. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #16

What a great place for a Trump Rally! SergeStorms Jan 2020 #15

That is way cool. Thyla Jan 2020 #17

Link to DW nitpicker Jan 2020 #18

K&R. Cool! bronxiteforever Jan 2020 #19

K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Jan 2020 #21

magicarpet

(14,143 posts)

1. Jeez that looks all dried with a terribly cracked surface....

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:55 PM

Jan 2020

.... anyone have any moisturizer handy.
Don't forget your sunscreen and sunglasses, if you decide to make the trip.

lastlib

(23,191 posts)

12. Dummy! I'm gonna go at NIGHT!

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:30 AM

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magicarpet

(14,143 posts)

20. Yes it should be cooler and not so bright later in the day.

Reply to lastlib (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 10:15 AM

Jan 2020

Maybe you should take along a flash light or a candle.

Dem2theMax

(9,650 posts)

14. I know who we can send there to find out exactly what it's like.

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:37 AM

Jan 2020

eleny

(46,166 posts)

2. Thanks!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:00 PM

Jan 2020

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mcar

(42,287 posts)

3. Each of those cell-like structures is the size of Texas.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:02 PM

Jan 2020

Karadeniz

(22,486 posts)

4. Wow!!!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:49 PM

Jan 2020

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,839 posts)

5. Oh. My. God.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:53 PM

Jan 2020

Thank you so much for posting this. I love all things astronomical. My Son the Astronomer is doing exo-planet research, and he's my go-to guy for everything astronomical. I will forward this to him.

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)

6. SPF One Googol

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:57 PM

Jan 2020

That is one hell of a filter to get that!

burrowowl

(17,636 posts)

7. Wow!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:58 PM

Jan 2020

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

8. What actually IS the sun's surface? Is tgere a surface?or just FIRE!!!!!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:02 AM

Jan 2020

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)

9. beyond wow - tyvm for posting n/t

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:03 AM

Jan 2020

crickets

(25,959 posts)

10. It does look like a celestial lava lamp! Hypnotic - thanks for posting. K&R

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:06 AM

Jan 2020

AZ8theist

(5,445 posts)

11. It's all NASA fake CGI

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:17 AM

Jan 2020

said the idiot (Ding!) flat-Earther.....

For reference go to Youtube "Team Skeptic"

not fooled

(5,801 posts)

13. This guy?

Reply to AZ8theist (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 12:37 AM

Jan 2020

Who could ever forget red don during a solar eclipse, looking up at the sun without protective eyewear:

[link:?w=800&quality=85|]

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,307 posts)

16. Send him in for a closer look.

Reply to not fooled (Reply #13)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 03:20 AM

Jan 2020

SergeStorms

(19,190 posts)

15. What a great place for a Trump Rally!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:30 AM

Jan 2020

I'm sure "The Donald" could be persuaded to hold a fantastic, largest attended rally in the Universe, on the surface of the Sun! Perhaps his first "Space Farce" foray, since he was the greatest president EVER in creating it!

Thyla

(791 posts)

17. That is way cool.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:22 AM

Jan 2020

My solar scopes can't get anywhere near that resolution.

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)

18. Link to DW

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:03 AM

Jan 2020

https://www.dw.com/en/suns-surface-revealed-in-never-before-seen-images/a-52194134

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)

19. K&R. Cool!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 08:46 AM

Jan 2020

PandoraAwakened

(905 posts)

21. K&R! n/t

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 02:38 PM

Jan 2020

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