Whats up with our sun?!

[scar]

check this out.

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/eit_304/512/

do you think it's some sort of filter?

[freedomnonfighter]

As for the checkered effect, surely yes - filter.

As for the overall appearance of the sun beyond that, I really couldn't tell you as I don't know too much about that :o

[rossus]

i don't know much about it either...
but if i'm not mistaken those bright spots are nuclear explosions...
the sun looks pretty normal to me. :p