the 2 urls of the pictures are here:
http://a588.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/84/l_484556210fd82dafb62db08b81228d33.jpg
http://a197.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/85/l_e1847d900d3e851e0fb9e7850c11771c.jpg
they were takin one right after the other. what could they be.
2007-12-12 11:10:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
he also said that they shot across the sky
2007-12-12 11:26:54 · update #1
the big red fiery looking things are what im reffering to
2007-12-12 11:27:57 · update #2
solar flares wouldnt be noticable visible from earth with a normal camera at all. during an eclipse its possible, but unlikely. those are way to big to be solar flares. its just light reflecting off of a cloud.
also notice how there are 2, both of them not even touching the sun. a solar flare would have to be attached to the sun when you see it, afterwards it would not be visible without a telescope.
2007-12-12 14:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They appear to by clouds lit by the setting Sun. Solar flares occur only on the surface of the Sun itself, which isn't visible in these picture. They can be photographed only with special filters. Real solar flares are also way too small to be visible on wide angle pictures like these.
2007-12-12 11:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you are referring to, but they look like sunlight reflecting off clouds to me.
Unless you use special filters, Solar flares and prominences can only be photographed by masking the rest of the Sun, the flares can then be seen around the edge.
2007-12-12 11:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are clouds filtering light from the sun in such a way that you see yellow and red light passing through them. This happens everyday at sunset when the angle of the sun is low enough for the light to be filters by the atmosphere and clouds.
2007-12-12 13:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by pato_de_trueno 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those are clouds. Solar flares would be less than 1 pixel in size, from that perspective.
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2007-12-12 11:28:09 · answer #5 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Looks like clouds to me.
2007-12-12 11:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that is the glare from the camera lens
2007-12-12 13:01:19 · answer #7 · answered by simpledude95 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋