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the-star-stuff: An awesome unexpected shot of the Sun when an airplane shot through the field of view. Filmed by an Amateur solar astronomer, Andrew Devey Was it a military plane? Cuz, you know, photobomb.
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the-star-stuff:

An awesome unexpected shot of the Sun when an airplane shot through the field of view. Filmed by an Amateur solar astronomer, Andrew Devey

Was it a military plane?

Cuz, you know, photobomb.

(via redcloud)

Source: io9.com

Earth-like Planets Abound In Red Dwarf Systems Slow-burning stars may host civilizations far more advanced than our own Um… DUH!
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Earth-like Planets Abound In Red Dwarf Systems

Slow-burning stars may host civilizations far more advanced than our own

Um… DUH!

mfsb: Double Prominence Eruptions The Sun erupted with two prominence eruptions, one after the other over a four-hour period on Nov. 16, 2012. The action was captured in the 304 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. It seems possible that the disruption to the Sun’s magnetic field might have triggered the second event since they were in relatively close proximity to each other. The expanding particle clouds heading into space do not appear to be Earth-directed. Image Credit: NASA/SDO/Steele Hill DOUBLE PROMINENCE ALL THE WAY!!
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Double Prominence Eruptions

The Sun erupted with two prominence eruptions, one after the other over a four-hour period on Nov. 16, 2012. The action was captured in the 304 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. It seems possible that the disruption to the Sun’s magnetic field might have triggered the second event since they were in relatively close proximity to each other. The expanding particle clouds heading into space do not appear to be Earth-directed. 

Image Credit: NASA/SDO/Steele Hill

DOUBLE PROMINENCE ALL THE WAY!!

smartasshat: I was wrong. There is sun at the beach. It’s a sand sculpture, but it’s still a sun. The above picture was taken on May 30th. Below is what it looked like on September 7th when I went to The Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. I’m surprised it survived rain, wind, storms, and ne’er-do-wells so intact. Just a little damage and some plants took root. Good job, Mr. Sand Sculpture Dude.
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smartasshat:

I was wrong. There is sun at the beach.

It’s a sand sculpture, but it’s still a sun.

The above picture was taken on May 30th. Below is what it looked like on September 7th when I went to The Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. I’m surprised it survived rain, wind, storms, and ne’er-do-wells so intact. Just a little damage and some plants took root. Good job, Mr. Sand Sculpture Dude.

I was wrong. There is sun at the beach. It’s a sand sculpture, but it’s still a sun.
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I was wrong. There is sun at the beach.

It’s a sand sculpture, but it’s still a sun.

mfsb: Planets Under a Red Sun  This artist’s concept illustrates a young, red dwarf star surrounded by three planets. Such stars are dimmer and smaller than yellow stars like our sun, which makes them ideal targets for astronomers wishing to take images of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets. NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer is helping to identify young, red dwarf stars that are close to us by detecting their ultraviolet light (stars give off a lot of ultraviolet light in their youth). Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Which one is Krypton?
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Planets Under a Red Sun 

This artist’s concept illustrates a young, red dwarf star surrounded by three planets. Such stars are dimmer and smaller than yellow stars like our sun, which makes them ideal targets for astronomers wishing to take images of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets. NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer is helping to identify young, red dwarf stars that are close to us by detecting their ultraviolet light (stars give off a lot of ultraviolet light in their youth).

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Which one is Krypton?