April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse in Fe XIV (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse in Fe XIV

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This image of the total solar eclipse is a combination of 30 50-millisecond exposures taken with a camera mounted on one of NASA’s WB-57 aircraft on April 8, 2024. It was captured in a wavelength of light emitted by ionized iron atoms. This Fe XIV emission highlights electrified gas, called plasma, at a specific temperature (around 3.2 million degrees Fahrenheit) that often reveals arch-like structures in the corona. 

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B. Justen, O. Mayer, M. Justen, S. Habbal, and M. Druckmuller

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