Comments on: Living in the Sun's Atmosphere http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/ Science, Environment, and Nature in the SF Bay Area Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hira http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-61097 Hira Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-61097 This article was really interesting. I learned alot of new things. Wow! I didnt know that the sun also has its own atmosphere and the envelope of gasses are huge. There's alot that I need to learn about space. This article was really interesting. I learned alot of new things. Wow! I didnt know that the sun also has its own atmosphere and the envelope of gasses are huge. There's alot that I need to learn about space.

]]> By: melissa1h http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-61048 melissa1h Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:10:24 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-61048 The article was really interesting and contained alot of little facts, and statistics I had not known. I did not know what solar storms were before I didn't even know they exsisted, also the part on just how fast these solar winds are going were truly fascinating. It was really great the way that all those little facts were thrown in (the three decade Voyager) especially the auroras in the North Sky, I thought it was just Light and ice reflections. The way that the whole article was truly worded and connected to make sense was a key factor I really enjoyed, and I really did not find anything that was wrong with it, so I liked it, and found the facts easy to understand. The article was really interesting and contained alot of little facts, and statistics I had not known. I did not know what solar storms were before I didn't even know they exsisted, also the part on just how fast these solar winds are going were truly fascinating. It was really great the way that all those little facts were thrown in (the three decade Voyager) especially the auroras in the North Sky, I thought it was just Light and ice reflections. The way that the whole article was truly worded and connected to make sense was a key factor I really enjoyed, and I really did not find anything that was wrong with it, so I liked it, and found the facts easy to understand.

]]> By: Jessica - a QUEST staffer http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-61039 Jessica - a QUEST staffer Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:13:42 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-61039 Thanks to all the students that have left interesting comments on this blog post! Just a note about those comments that did not get published - in order to protect privacy, we were not able to publish comments that include detailed information about you or your school (i.e. your full name) nor did we publish comments that did not meet our criteria for contributing to the high-quality conversations held on the QUEST blog. The comments we chose to publish are great examples of thoughtful reflections and questions that other visitors to the QUEST blog will be interested in reading. Keep the helpful comments coming! Thanks to all the students that have left interesting comments on this blog post! Just a note about those comments that did not get published – in order to protect privacy, we were not able to publish comments that include detailed information about you or your school (i.e. your full name) nor did we publish comments that did not meet our criteria for contributing to the high-quality conversations held on the QUEST blog.

The comments we chose to publish are great examples of thoughtful reflections and questions that other visitors to the QUEST blog will be interested in reading.

Keep the helpful comments coming!

]]> By: SC http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-61030 SC Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:51:07 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-61030 I didn't know that we had that many gases mixed into our atmosphere!! I thought it was a good article because I didn't know that there was weather out in space. Now I know why auroras/the Northern Lights happen. Ok, at the end, it says something about hurricanes. Does that mean it seems like the winds are about the same as a hurricane's? I didn't know that we had that many gases mixed into our atmosphere!! I thought it was a good article because I didn't know that there was weather out in space. Now I know why auroras/the Northern Lights happen. Ok, at the end, it says something about hurricanes. Does that mean it seems like the winds are about the same as a hurricane's?

]]> By: YD http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-60954 YD Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:01:54 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-60954 Wow! I knew some of things already from this article but not ll of it. I had no idea that the sun had its own atmosphere. Solar winds blow REALLY fast. I think it's amazing how so much of our lives are affected by space and solar winds and stuff. Like how blackouts are caused by solar storms. I have always wanted to see and aurora. Wow! I knew some of things already from this article but not ll of it. I had no idea that the sun had its own atmosphere. Solar winds blow REALLY fast. I think it's amazing how so much of our lives are affected by space and solar winds and stuff. Like how blackouts are caused by solar storms. I have always wanted to see and aurora.

]]> By: ilma1h http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-60943 ilma1h Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:03:24 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-60943 Wow. Space weather really has a big effect on earth. I never really new much about space weather until I read this article. It actually knid of freaks me out, how dangerous the solar storms can be in the space around earth. Reading stuff like this about space also makes me feel claustrophobic. I start thinking about how you can't breathe and all. Wow. Space weather really has a big effect on earth. I never really new much about space weather until I read this article. It actually knid of freaks me out, how dangerous the solar storms can be in the space around earth. Reading stuff like this about space also makes me feel claustrophobic. I start thinking about how you can't breathe and all.

]]> By: KeLLie DuB http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-60917 KeLLie DuB Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:27:39 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-60917 Woah i thought auroara was a color, im sad i was wrong but its nice to learn new things. i think its interesting that all the wind and activity invovled in the sun acts like a vacuum Its crazy how small the earth is camparing to the sun, thinkiing how things that r large to us like sky scrapers would just be microspects on the sun. Its a bummer how ugly the sun in a star marner, arent they supposed to be pretty? tt4n Woah i thought auroara was a color, im sad i was wrong but its nice to learn new things. i think its interesting that all the wind and activity invovled in the sun acts like a vacuum Its crazy how small the earth is camparing to the sun, thinkiing how things that r large to us like sky scrapers would just be microspects on the sun. Its a bummer how ugly the sun in a star marner, arent they supposed to be pretty?
tt4n

]]> By: itzLydiaX3 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-60752 itzLydiaX3 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:33:09 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-60752 I have a question...the article says that the Sun has an atmosphere, and space is endless, right? So how far out, exactly, does the atmosphere actually reach? I guess there is no real answer, since we probably haven't researched that far out into space..oh well. And dang, the solar winds do blow fast! I wonder what a spaceship would become if it gets caught in one of those winds. It might get turned into a pretzel, hah! Ooh, I a little curious here..if the solar wind "storms" can change the direction of the compass needle, then does the North pole itself change, or is the compass wrong then, and the North pole is still in the same location? (I wonder how many more questions will come up...) And wow, I didn't know that geomagnetic storms even existed until I read this article. It's pretty interesting, finding about all the waves and the powers of the Sun. I have a question…the article says that the Sun has an atmosphere, and space is endless, right? So how far out, exactly, does the atmosphere actually reach? I guess there is no real answer, since we probably haven't researched that far out into space..oh well. And dang, the solar winds do blow fast! I wonder what a spaceship would become if it gets caught in one of those winds. It might get turned into a pretzel, hah! Ooh, I a little curious here..if the solar wind "storms" can change the direction of the compass needle, then does the North pole itself change, or is the compass wrong then, and the North pole is still in the same location? (I wonder how many more questions will come up…) And wow, I didn't know that geomagnetic storms even existed until I read this article. It's pretty interesting, finding about all the waves and the powers of the Sun.

]]> By: InKa WuZ hErE http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-60710 InKa WuZ hErE Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:25:54 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-60710 I wonder...does anyone know for sure how far out the sun's atmosphere reaches? This stuff is really genuine. Before, I wasn't really into astronomy, but maybe that'll change now that I've read this article. I can't believe that geomagnetic storms can cause black outs!! I never even knew that there was such a thing as geomagnetic storms before I read this article. Also...since the auroras create so much energy, is it poosible to capture that energy and convert it into usable energy?? I wonder…does anyone know for sure how far out the sun's atmosphere reaches? This stuff is really genuine. Before, I wasn't really into astronomy, but maybe that'll change now that I've read this article. I can't believe that geomagnetic storms can cause black outs!! I never even knew that there was such a thing as geomagnetic storms before I read this article. Also…since the auroras create so much energy, is it poosible to capture that energy and convert it into usable energy??

]]> By: Commander Scorch http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-60663 Commander Scorch Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:14:26 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/03/28/living-in-the-suns-atmosphere/#comment-60663 Wow! I did not know that auroras were caused by the solar wind. It's amazing that they generate more than trillion watts of power. This article was interesting and I learned a lot of space facts. Looking at the picture, I realized how tiny Earth is compared to the Sun. I wonder how Earth's magnetic field has endure the constant blast of the sun's solar wind for millions and millions of years:) Wow! I did not know that auroras were caused by the solar wind. It's amazing that they generate more than trillion watts of power. This article was interesting and I learned a lot of space facts. Looking at the picture, I realized how tiny Earth is compared to the Sun. I wonder how Earth's magnetic field has endure the constant blast of the sun's solar wind for millions and millions of years:)

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