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Yesterday... the Sun errupted with a massive solar flare. While this does not pose any danger, it is beautiful and scary to see. The narration on the vid explains
( , Wed 8 Jun 2011, 17:37, Reply)
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What exactly is the sun made of like what exactly is keeping that ball of gas together?
( , Wed 8 Jun 2011, 17:44, Reply)
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but in no way connected to this event, Horizon are doing a programme on it this evening.
( , Wed 8 Jun 2011, 18:11, Reply)
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oohh that should be good...
unless it goes at the pace of a childs book...but then its bbc so fingers crossed.
( , Wed 8 Jun 2011, 18:17, Reply)
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Ummm it's not really on, I was following the punnage. Mass, gravity, event horizon. Sorry.
( , Wed 8 Jun 2011, 18:27, Reply)
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Maybe you have pun blindness or maybe the puns were too rubbish.
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Molten lead is quite warm - hence it being warmer in the days than nights.
Also the lead has a cool phase every 12 months - hence winter. The southern hemisphere has a different winter because their sun is the opposite of ours - because of coriolis forces.
( , Wed 8 Jun 2011, 17:48, Reply)