> Space Weather News for Dec. 6, 2010
> http://spaceweather.com

> A spectacular filament of magnetism is snaking around the sun's southeastern limb.  From end to end it stretches more than 700,000 km--a full solar radius or almost twice the distance from Earth to the Moon. The massive structure is an easy target for backyard telescopes (monitoring is encouraged) and it has the potential for an impressive eruption if it happens to collapse in the hours or days ahead.  Check http://spaceweather.com for pictures and updates.