Coronal Hole Seen Over Sun's North Pole By SOHO Spacecraft

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A space telescope aimed at the sun has spotted a gigantic hole in the solar atmosphere -- a dark spot that covers nearly a quarter of our closest star, spewing solar material and gas into space.

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Coronal Hole Seen Over Sun's North Pole By SOHO Spacecraft
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    Hmmmm........wonder if that's what's been making my connection act up lately?
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  • Profile picture of the author SandraLarkin
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    If the sun turned black for three days...


    Uh OH.
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    If everyone would stop eating meat & drive a Prius this would have never happened.
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    • Profile picture of the author ReferralCandy
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      If everyone would stop eating meat & drive a Prius this would have never happened.
      Not really. Human actions on Earth may affect the Earth's climate, but it certainly doesn't affect the Sun's!
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      • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
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        Originally Posted by yukon View Post

        If everyone would stop eating meat & drive a Prius this would have never happened.
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        Originally Posted by ReferralCandy View Post

        Not really. Human actions on Earth may affect the Earth's climate, but it certainly doesn't affect the Sun's!
        Maybe that will help.
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        Originally Posted by yukon View Post

        If everyone would stop eating meat & drive a Prius this would have never happened.
        Originally Posted by ReferralCandy View Post

        Not really. Human actions on Earth may affect the Earth's climate, but it certainly doesn't affect the Sun's!


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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    You guys need to stop this before someone starts up a "hollow sun" theory. The hollow earth theory is bad enough.
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      You guys need to stop this before someone starts up a "hollow sun" theory. The hollow earth theory is bad enough.
      Too Late!!!!



      Knew it, he, he!!!:p

      Shane
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        The coronal hole at the North Pole of the Sun is there because the Solar ice caps melted. The Sun used to be a paradise where children frolicked and all animals loved each other.

        And then Solar Warming took over...and someone started a forest fire. They used a "solar flare", and they used it without a license. That was 14.5 billion years ago. And the fire hasn't gone out yet. The Sun used to be a planet...and we were just one of its moons. Sad really.

        Someone's going to have to pay a huge fine...I mean huge.

        Science. As told about in "The Prophesy"

        I got nothing. I'm just glad we have a magnetic shield to protect us, and an ozone layer to stop ultraviolet rays.....or we would be baked and fried.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    The coronal hole...

    There's just something about that that just seems...dirty.
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

      The coronal hole...

      There's just something about that that just seems...dirty.
      I was thinking the same thing, talking to my friend Cory.
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      • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
        The sun is going to burn out on December 21, 2016.
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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by Joel Young View Post

          The sun is going to burn out on December 21, 2016.
          Joel; That would solve our global warming problem, wouldn't it?
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        • Profile picture of the author HeySal
          Originally Posted by Joel Young View Post

          The sun is going to burn out on December 21, 2016.
          Although in real science, our sun is the mass that supernovas on the way out, I'm pretty sure you might be able to hit up the 2012 doomsday crowd with that one now and just plead "mistranslation". That should be worth a few million or more. I want in.
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          • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
            Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

            ...you might be able to hit up the 2012 doomsday crowd with that one now and just plead "mistranslation". That should be worth a few million or more. I want in.
            Sounds good. You set it all up, I'll handle the money.
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            • Profile picture of the author HeySal
              Originally Posted by Joel Young View Post

              Sounds good. You set it all up, I'll handle the money.
              Oh, guy. ......you're not gonna last til 2016 if you solicit techno-morons to set up for you. You won't get the money to "handle", which I'm sure you will be very judicious with, right? Better up that one to 2014 and go to the main forum where all the innocent newbies reside. :rolleyes:
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              • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                The coronal hole at the North Pole of the Sun is there because the ice caps melted. The Sun used to be a paradise where children frolicked and all animals loved each other.

                And then Solar Warming took over...and someone started a forest fire. They used a "solar flare", and they used it without a license. That was 14.5 billion years ago. And the fire hasn't gone out yet. The Sun used to be a planet...and we were just one of its moons. Sad really.

                Someone's going to have to pay a huge fine...I mean huge.

                Science. As told about in "The Prophesy"

                I got nothing. I'm just glad we have a magnetic shield to protect us, and an ozone layer to stop ultraviolet rays.....or we would be baked and fried.

                Well, that is the official story, the real story l am reluctant to admit is my minions, were terraforming the sun, for you guessed it world domination!


                My Martian Minions (try saying that a few times) scheme was foiled, but l still had my Venus ones, that were trained to handle high temp, etc.

                Since my evil plans are foiled again here, is a picture, showing my army before terraforming commenced. Or holding the Earth to ransom!



                My evil plans foiled again, drats!!!!

                Shane

                PS if you set up a "Inner Hollow Sun" group, l am in! :p


                I will supply the army and the popcorn of course!
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                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                  Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

                  Well, that is the official story, the real story l am reluctant to admit is my minions, were terraforming the sun, for you guessed it world domination!

                  Shane;



                  terraforming the sun... I hadn't heard that before. Well said.
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                  • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                    Shane;



                    terraforming the sun... I hadn't heard that before. Well said.

                    LOL, yep all they have to do is circle the sun and spit at the same time!


                    I won't mention what they would do if l wanted to increase the suns, temperature! :rolleyes:


                    Shane
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