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Giant Pipe Organ In The Solar Atmosphere
Royal Astronomical Society
April 19, 2007
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Astronomers have found that the atmosphere of the Sun plays a kind of heavenly music. The magnetic field
in the outer regions (the corona) of our nearest star forms loops that carry waves and behave rather
like a musical instrument.
In recent years scientists have worked hard to better explain and predict the dynamic behaviour of the Sun.
For example, missions like STEREO and Hinode watch as material is ejected towards the Earth, events which
are controlled by the solar magnetic field.
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In their research, led by Professor von Fay-Siebenburgen, SP2RC scientists combined observations with new
theoretical models to study the magnetic sound waves that are set up along loops in the corona.
“These loops can be up to 100 million kilometres long and guide waves and oscillations in a similar way
to a pipe organ.” - says Dr Taroyan
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The acoustic waves can be extremely powerful and reach amplitudes of tens of kilometres per second.
Professor von Fay-Siebenburgen adds, “we found that the waves are often generated at the base of the
magnetic pipes by enormous explosions known as micro-flares.
These release energy equivalent to millions
of hydrogen bombs. After each micro-flare, sound booms are rapidly excited inside the magnetic pipes
before decaying in less than an hour and dissipating in the very hot solar corona.”
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Royal Astronomical Society.
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Comments from our readers:
The Bible talks about the stars singing (pre-Flood), perhaps something to do with the interaction between solar activity
and the water canopy that existed above the earth prior to the Flood.
Job 38:7
Steve Hudson
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