New Astrobites Post: Chomospheric Cannonballs on the Sun

Here’s a new post for Astrobites!. This one covers a newly-discovered phenomenon on the Sun, playfully named “cannonballs.” The best part? They join other phenomena like “spicules,” “anemone jets,” and “Ellerman bombs” (which are also known as Severny moustaches)!

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From left to right: spicules, surges, and an Ellerman bomb. Credits from left to right: NASA, N. Nishizuka et al 2011 ApJ 731 43 Figure 3a, David Darling.