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Solar prominence today 7/30

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Nice capture 👍
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I saw that on GONG today. Just a bit too hot for me to give it a try (113 degrees today).....

Congrats on capturing it!
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very nice capture , definitely APOD worthy !
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Beautiful Jeff. Thanks for the share.
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Congratulations Jeff on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!!!

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Very nice! And congrats on the TSS APOD.
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Another good prominence!
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Congrats on winning today's APOD Jeff.
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Really cool stuff Jeff!

Congratulations on the apod!
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Really cool stuff Jeff!

Congratulations on the apod!
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A big thank you to everyone!!! I am once again honored to get APOD!
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Wow Jeff wonderful shot, we'll deserved APOD!
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Congratulations on TSS APOD.

Stunning capture of that needle. The detail in the filaments is excellent

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Hi Jeff. A beautiful solar needle image from you here. It reminds me of a volcanic eruption here on Earth. :shock: Thanks for sharing this excellent capture with us Jeff, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award.
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