Our sun may look comparatively constant from our far away perch on Earth , but up close it ’s a busy place , full of plasma activity , shifting magnetic sphere , and , yes , even explosions . Here are the different kinds of solar explosions you might see , and how to tell the difference between them .
NASA put together this guide to distinguishing a solar flare from a coronal mass ejection ( CME ) . While both are solar explosion because of twisting of the sun ’s charismatic fields , there are some unproblematic way to say one from the other . The most well distinguishable is that , while flare pass explode as flashes of light , CMEs blow up as swarm of flesh out gas .
NASA offers this doctrine of analogy :
One can think of the explosions using the natural philosophy of a cannon . The flare is like the muzzle flash , which can be escort anywhere in the vicinity . The CME is like the round shot , propelled forward in a exclusive , preferential direction , this peck ejected from the barrelful only move a targeted area .
you may see some ocular examples of just how the two differ in the television above . And then , next time you see delineation of an explosion taking place on the open of the Sunday , you ’ll know exactly which kind you ’re face at .
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