ECLIPSE IN FALSE COLOR (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

ECLIPSE IN FALSE COLOR

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This high-res processed image of the April 8 eclipse shows the Sun’s corona, its outermost atmosphere, in artificial colors that indicate the polarization or orientation of the light. Citizen scientists in Dallas collected these data through the SwRI-led Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) 2024 experiment. 

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Southwest Research Institute/Citizen CATE 2024/Ritesh Patel/Dan Seaton

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