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Old 07-22-2020, 10:32 PM   #1
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July 23rd, 2020: Closer to the Sun

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Via BBC, pictures from the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter probe

Looks like something your kid brought home from preschool after accidentally using the brush from the black paint pot for the yellow ...until you see the circle in the bottom left corner putting the size of the earth in perspective.....
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Old 07-23-2020, 11:23 AM   #2
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And the arrow?
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Old 07-23-2020, 03:18 PM   #3
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It's a "Campfire". (explained in the article) It just wasn't relevant to my reason for posting but I didn't want to edit it out. I just enjoyed the glory of the sheer massiveness
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