There's a big spot on the sun today,

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Sunspot 564 (they actually number them?) It first
appeared only a few days ago, tiny and unremarkable. Since then it has
grown wider than eight planet Earths. The active region can actually be seen without a telescope

http://spaceweather.com/

Well - let me just look out my window and see if I can see them...yes! There they ar...AAARRGH!!! MY EYES! MY EYESSSS!!!

[felonious thunk]

1. That's my soul up there

It's the same old thing as yesterday.

[TheBlob]

2. I knew if I clicked on this link

I would see a 'King of Pain' reference!

[PVnRT]

3. There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out

There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread.

Great song.

[frylock]

4. during the big fires in october, i could see two large sunspots..

looking through my sunglasses, the tinted moon-roof on my car, and the thick, heavy smoke, I happened to glance up and see a couple of sunspots. Amazing stuff.

BTW.. the aurora photos on Spaceweather.com are the best!

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

7. sounds more dangerous than

driving while talking on a cell phone. "well officer I was looking up at the sun when all of a sudden..."

[frylock]

10. even worse, i was waiting in the drive-thru at mcdonalds!

[bif]

5. Yeah, I noticed it was .000265% less sunny today

So that explains it!

[trotsky]

8. LMAO

That's good.

[Richardo]

12. LOL!!

:D

[RobertSeattle]

6. Tax Cuts will solve this

If the American People have more money in their pockets sun spots will not be a problem.

---Bush Science Advisor

[PVnRT]

9. No, no, no

we need a constitutional amendment against this moral outrage. We must preserve the sacred, time-honored tradition of spot-free stars.

---Crazy Idiot Fundie Whacko

[arwalden]

11. Wasn't That A Police Song? Or A Sting Song?

[MissMillie]

13. King of Pain

by the Police

[arwalden]

15. Thank You. (I'll Now Be Humming It For The Next 8 Hours)

Not your fault... but at least I won't be racking my brain trying to recall the title.

-- Allen

[Atlant]

16. Police (with Sting as the lead singer, of course)

BTW, either the sunspots have rotated out of view or I
need a better "pinhole camera".

(Based on the picture at SpaceWeather.com, I'd need to
improve my pinhold camera quite a bit. Now where's that
convex lens... "Here CD-ROM drive, come here. This won't
hurt a bit...")

Atlant

[revree]

14. You're funny...

and I needed a chuckle today.

[Heyo]

17. FYI.

Im not sure when.. but there is a Venus transit coming up this year....

Where the planet Venus will cross the disk of the sun...

Google "Venus Transit 2004" for dates...