Topic: The Sun has got his hat on...

[Clive]

One of the most massive prominence ever seen on the Sun.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100418.html

[sam]

and the Earth would roughly be as large as the bright dot seen the gas region below the large prominence... mind boggling, eh!

[Rik]

These things always are, Sam. It puts our lives into perspective.

[sam]

indeed.. I hate to even think about the distances involved in my work.