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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Big Bird on the Sun

NASA spies coronol hole that looks like Sesame Street Fave

On June 1, 2012 an image of Sesame Street beloved character Big Bird was found on the Sun. It was discovered by NASA Solor Dynamic Observatory.

This is formed by a coronal hole associated with open magnetic field lines. These lines extend into interplanetary space. These shall reach Earth by June 5th to June 7th.


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