#September2011

Image: Check Out The Sun’s Solar Mohawk. X-Treme.

September 3rd, 2011 by Caffeine Powered

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Alan Friedman took this gorgeous picture of a solar prominence rising off off the Sun’s dome like a goddamn solar mohawk. It’s impressive, no? It’s even more impressive when you consider the massivity of what’s lifting off the Sun’s surface.

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The Sun Turns A Detached Prominence Into Art.

March 8th, 2011 by Caffeine Powered

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You’re not hallucinating. Or maybe you are. Regardless, the above is a fucking stunning picture of the Sun. Taken by Alan Friedman, it features all sort of technological and photographic wizardy to pull off. While the genius works, us proles can clap our meaty hands.

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