Solar Prominence Erupting
Taken by Richard Fleet on June 23, 2012 @
Pewsey Vale, Wiltshire, England
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I tried to image a strong prominence between the clouds this morning and was fortunate to catch it erupting. The run was ended by thickening cirrus which briefly showed a 22 degree halo – the last thing I wanted to see right then. By the time the cloud cleared nearly an hour later there was no sign of the prominence. It wasn’t till I compared the fragments of video that I realised just how lucky I had been to get some gaps at the critical time. The speed of the changes was amazing with parts of the prominence moving outward by 10 earth radii in as many minutes. Three hours later there was a beautiful 22 degree halo, I was quite happy to see it then, helped by my feline assistant of course!
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