Brain Teaser #48 [Archive]

Greg Bernhardt

Sep28-03, 11:05 PM

Above the photosphere is the chromosphere and above that, the corona. Sometimes our sun sends out big, bright fire loops reaching high up into the corona. What is this called?

BoulderHead

Sep28-03, 11:19 PM

I believe they are called solar flares.

didiwindidiwindidiwin?

zoobyshoe

Sep29-03, 01:05 AM

I believe the official, technical term is: loopy sun beams.

Claude Bile

Sep29-03, 02:18 AM

Prominences?

Robert Zaleski

Sep29-03, 10:13 AM

coronal loops

Doctor Luz

Sep29-03, 12:11 PM

Aurora Borealis

meteor

Sep29-03, 01:25 PM

magnetic loops

Greg Bernhardt

Sep29-03, 02:01 PM

Claude Bile gets the point!