Thread: Solar Storm heading our way??
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:28 PM   #11
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Default Re: Solar Storm heading our way??
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Originally Posted by viking View Post
Anyone know what this is.... to the right of the Sun?

http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/br...9_cor2_512.mpg

viking
It's the planet Mercury.

The shot is from STEREO B (behind)

As you can see in the pic below Mercury is just to the right of the Sun from SB's location
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