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SigurRosFan
On Sept. 17th, Didier Favre of L.A. was photographing sunspot 0808 (Ex 0798) when a passing bird tried to steal the show. "Catch the sunspot if you can!" says Favre.

Without words:
deglr6328
Sort of thing seems to happen with surprising frequency....
ljk4-1
Another strange object was recently captured moving across the face of Sol:

http://www.nso.edu/press/holiday05/ISOON_Santa.jpg

Happy Winter Solstice!
ugordan
QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Dec 23 2005, 03:30 PM)
Another strange object was recently captured moving across the face of Sol:

http://www.nso.edu/press/holiday05/ISOON_Santa.jpg
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Nonsense, that's an obvious montage!

I mean: c'mon, everybody knows he only flies at nighttime! biggrin.gif
ljk4-1
QUOTE (ugordan @ Dec 23 2005, 09:42 AM)
Nonsense, that's an obvious montage!

I mean: c'mon, everybody knows he only flies at nighttime!  biggrin.gif
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It was taken from orbit as he was arcing over the North Pole.

Either that or it's one heck of an unusual sunspot.
mike
Santa Claus has magical powers. I hear he can cure cancer.
Jyril
QUOTE (ugordan @ Dec 23 2005, 05:42 PM)
Nonsense, that's an obvious montage!

I mean: c'mon, everybody knows he only flies at nighttime!  biggrin.gif
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You mean he doesn't visit Antarctica?
chris
QUOTE (deglr6328 @ Sep 19 2005, 06:14 AM)
Sort of thing seems to happen with surprising frequency....
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I bought myself a pair of solar binoculars of the transit of Venus, and as I was looking at it, a 747 flew right across the disc of the sun. It would have made a fantastic photo....

Chris
lyford
QUOTE (chris @ Dec 23 2005, 01:10 PM)
a 747 flew right across the disc of the sun. It would have made a fantastic photo....
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You mean like this? (scroll down to see the image) smile.gif
chris
QUOTE (lyford @ Dec 23 2005, 11:27 PM)
You mean like this? (scroll down to see the image) smile.gif
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Exactly, except it was just like this one
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