Yesterday July 3rd when I saw this “debris” ejecting from the sunspot’s M3.3 class solar flare, I showed the clip from 38starman to Dr. K. Strong and asked him if he knew what this was since I had never seen it before. He did know and this is what he said about those dark spots spewing from the sun:
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“Yes, the "debris" is dense, relatively cool plasma (<50,000 K). It is so dense it absorbes all the light from behind it. However if you were to put it in the sky by itself it would be amazingly bright. It’s a contrast thing just like sunspots - they are 99% the brightness of the surface of the Sun yet appear dark by comparison”.
We might or we may not get some of that debris (plasma) coming our way, the verdict is not in yet. But I have a feeling we’ll get at least some of its taste. NOAA has already issued a 24-hr max: Kp= 5 geomagnetic storm forecast. It also means we’ll have some beautiful auroras I wouldn’t want to miss. As much as I wouldn’t want to miss Venus getting her golden ring when passing the sun tomorrow.
You all have a great day and thank you for watching.
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