Solar Limb in X-rays (IMAGE)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Solar Limb in X-rays

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This zoomed-in image shows how the sun's magnetic field shapes hot coronal plasma. Photos like this highlight the ever-changing connections between gas captured by the sun's magnetic field and gas escaping into interplanetary space.

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NASA/LMSAL/SAO

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