[ETL]

The green square (image on the left) shows the region of the Orion nebula where an intensely powerful solar flare took place.
On Nov. 20, 2016, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Transient Survey Team recorded no flare (top right image); six days later,
a bright burst of plasma and radiation had blasted from the same spot and was already dimming from its most peak brightness (bottom right image).
JCMT Transient Survey Team

[ETL]

Solar flare '10 billion times more powerful' than Earth's Sun blasted out of Orion's sword

[ETL]

Clarification: that bright patch in the sword is not the flare, it's the Orion Nebula.

[central_va]

I need to know this why?

[jeffc]

I’m confused. His sword is above his head, which would be “north” to me (article says south of his belt). Below his belt is a scabbard. So where is the stellar eruption?

[MichaelCorleone]

Fascinating.

[laweeks]

And Brian Wilson was there to see it?

[Lee Enfield]

“Massive cow fart detected in the constellation of Orion”

[Flag_This]

“I’ve seen attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.”

[dragnet2]

I shot this image of the Orion nebula from a former location under significantly light polluted skies. This is a rather easy object to obtain images of due to the fact it's very bright compared to many other deep space objects. This nebula is like a stellar nursery where new stars are being formed.

[NormsRevenge]

Wow. Any unusual activity in the Pleiades?

We may well be getting close to a visitation like none before.. 8-o

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

[dfwgator]

“Oh My God, The Sun!”

“What is it?”

“A big fiery ball in the center of our solar system, but that’s not important right now.”

[al baby]

I think about baseball