"Geoff Wedig" <wed### [at] darwinepbicwruedu> wrote in message
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| Bob H.
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| You know, I was looking at this image again, and I'm not sure the flash
when
| the panels separate is right.  I mean, it's basically claiming that the
| flash is brighter than the sun (or on the same order of magnitude, since
| otherwise it would be subsumed in the sun image)  Now, that can't be
right.

Aw gee, I just knew someone was going to see it that way sooner or later :-(
While making it I was convincing myself that the gas would turn into a sort
of ionized plasma (burning?) instantly on contact with the nearby region of
the Sun.  Not in itself much, but considering the closer proximity to the
viewer perhaps it would appear bright.  Kind of like arc welding in
daylight.  I know it looks a lot like a propulsive pulse maybe.  It's only
supposed to be the coolant between the shell and probe.

| But it is cool looking.

Not hot? :-)  I know I'm going to have to come up with much more to this in
order for it to be worthwhile, as always.  Hopefully I won't ruin it as I go
along.

Bob

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