Amazing Images of the Sun from Nasa's SDO:

01 Sep 2012 admin In G+ Posts

A dark prominence can be seen crossing right underneath a coronal loop as they both rotate into view (Aug. 26 – 28, 2012). Prominences are long strands of cooler gases that float above the Sun's surface. The loops that we see here in extreme ultraviolet light are magnetic field lines being traced by spiraling particles above active regions. It is not uncommon for a prominence to stretch under these connecting loops, but it is harder to see unless they are in profile, as they are here. Finding these kinds of smaller details are only possible to see clearly with the very high resolution of SDO's imagers. The video covers almost two days of activity.

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/main.php

Comments: 2

  1. Sol vai engolir terra da bilhão ou mais…..

  2. Maya B. 1 Sep 2012 Reply

    WOW! That is just… wow

Leave a Comment!

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *