by Roger Venable » Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:17 pm
I see no evidence that this prominence is twisted. Three streamers launched at slightly different directions from nearby surface locations, viewed in a certain perspective, will give the appearance seen in this image sequence. If it's twisted, active twisting movement should be seen from one image to the other, and I do not see that. Rather, I just see movement away from the Sun, without change in relative positions of the three separate streamers. Still, it's a wonderful view of a group of large, evolving prominences. (Perhaps there are more views, earlier in the eruption and later, which, if taken together, would convince me otherwise.)
I see no evidence that this prominence is twisted. Three streamers launched at slightly different directions from nearby surface locations, viewed in a certain perspective, will give the appearance seen in this image sequence. If it's twisted, active twisting movement should be seen from one image to the other, and I do not see that. Rather, I just see movement away from the Sun, without change in relative positions of the three separate streamers. Still, it's a wonderful view of a group of large, evolving prominences. (Perhaps there are more views, earlier in the eruption and later, which, if taken together, would convince me otherwise.)