Unique solar event on photo: Astronomer captures massive plasma emission
Photo: An astronomer took a photo of a phenomenon on the Sun (Getty Images)
Argentinian astronomer Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau recorded the emission of solar plasma that occurred in the area of the south pole of the star, reports Spaceweather.
Usually, such emissions occur near the equator, where most sunspots are located. Therefore, the astronomer considers the emitted emission to be unique.
According to the astronomer's estimate, the length of the ejected plasma column exceeded 200,000 kilometers.
Ejections of solar plasma regularly lead to magnetic storms and solar flares on Earth, but that won't happen this time: the energy of the ejection was directed outside the plane of the solar system.
"On Feb. 17th, minutes before noon in my country, I was able to photograph an incredible event: An explosion that ejected a jet of plasma over 200,000 km high from the south pole of the sun. The plasma column was so large, I had to rotate the camera to fit it into the frame. It was truly a wonderful spectacle," the astronomer wrote.
An incredible phenomenon on the Sun (photo: spaceweathergallery2.com)
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