Scientific Image· Solar Dynamics Observatory
The Sun in Extreme Ultraviolet
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A glowing golden disc of the Sun with bright active regions and looping arcs of plasma.
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Caption: The active Sun in extreme ultraviolet, showing hot plasma tracing magnetic loops above the surface.
Scientific context
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory images the Sun continuously in multiple ultraviolet wavelengths, revealing the million-degree corona, active regions, and eruptions.
Subject & instruments
Instrument: AIA · Extreme ultraviolet
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