"Today, a massive solar prominence is delighting amateur astronomers with its rapid mutations. "I've seen lots of prominences in my time, but this one is totally amazing," reports Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK. "Each half-hour shot I took of it recorded large structural changes." One photo, he insists, looks like a War of the Worlds martian.
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"That's the best part of solar astronomy, it's never the same," adds Greg Piepol of Rockville, Maryland. Readers, if you have a solar telescope, look now!"

Additional images: www.sungazer.net/blog/ Greg Piepol