1967 Solar Storm NSO H-Alpha (IMAGE)

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1967 Solar Storm NSO H-Alpha

Caption

A view of the sun on May 23, 1967, in a narrow visible wavelength of light called Hydrogen-alpha. The bright region in the top center region of brightness shows the area where the large flare occurred.

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National Solar Observatory historical archive.

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