Sunspots
Was a bit bored so I took some pictures of the Sun. While the Sun can be a bit boring to look at with a white light filter (fun fact: the Sun is white, not yellow), there's still some things to see. These are Sunspots, "cold" regions on the Sun caused by intense magnetic fields which travel across the face of the Sun. They're mostly associated with coronal mass ejection events and solar flares where the outer atmosphere of the Sun gets ejected into space (and at the Earth if it's in the way, causing the aurora borealis).
Despite the Sun being the sustaining source of all life on Earth, It's said that back in 1859 an extreme solar event (The Carrington Event) caused a strong aurora seen worldwide, electrical sparking across telegraph lines and fires globally. A big fear in todays world of connected technology is if such an event were to happen again it could bring down the entire electrical and communications grid, destroying anything connected to it and essentially throwing humanity back into the stone age. Space is scary lol.
I've included a link for full resolution as 7cups scales down and destroy my images 😫 Don't forget to use sunblock☀️
@SentryTheDefiant
Thank youu! That’s so interesting, I learned new things ✨
@FairyPeanut
I'm glad you think so, you're welcome!
Honestly, "I was bored so I took pictures of the SUN" is not something most people say! How cool is your hobby???? <3 Most people never get to see things like this <3 I'm in awe <3
@jesusredeemedme2425
I really love it, it still has me in awe when I see something cool through the telescope! Glad you feel the same :)
Basically a world wide digital declutter will happen.
@StalkofGrass
Yes, if we're lucky (and if governments take it seriously) there could be up to 15 hours warning for such an event, but it could also be as little as 8 minutes notice, if any.
Thanks for sharing! <3 💗😁
@fossilfellow
You're welcome ✨❤️
@SentryTheDefiant sooo interesting! I am a space enthusiast and the last thing I expected to see on here is this. Thank you so much for sharing!
@Acciobrain
You're welcome! :)
@SentryTheDefiant
That's really interesting. I'm really into physics. Wanna be a physicist someday. But that makes me wonder. What causes the intense magnetic fields in the first place? 🧐
@SpacetimeScribe
Thanks for checking it out! From what I understand, the magnetic fields are caused by a dynamo effect from hot eclectically charged plasma rotating throughout the interior of the Sun. Kinda similar to how the motion of liquid iron at the Earths core produces a rotational charge and a magnetic field too, it's just on a much larger scale for the Sun. They all get twisted and knotted up around these sunspots until they snap like an elastic band and fling all of the material away.
@SentryTheDefiant
Beautiful 😍
