majestic guy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agorocket transiting our sunlemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down19file-text
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https://universemagazine.com/en/plasma-prominences-and-falcon-9-astrophotographer-captures-unique-image-of-the-sun/?srsltid=AfmBOorLlMW1T8GTt0BvI5yPq3NMd5bXg0MA8FJsZO7lBoZ0Si1-wrEz
minus-squareAreaKode@riskeratspizza.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·4 months agoInsane how dense that rocket plume has to be to block out the sun. Great shot.
minus-squareRobomekk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoI wonder if it’s not so much the density/opacity, but rather refraction. Significant difference in density meaning diffraction, and we’re seeing the comparatively dark sky refracted through the exhaust plume?
Insane how dense that rocket plume has to be to block out the sun. Great shot.
I wonder if it’s not so much the density/opacity, but rather refraction. Significant difference in density meaning diffraction, and we’re seeing the comparatively dark sky refracted through the exhaust plume?