Tuesday, October 26, 2010

APOD 1.8

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This image shows an interesting feature of the sun.  This sort of eruption coming from the sun is called a solar prominence.  This prominence was observed by the satellite SOHO and is one of the largest ever on record.  Although it may not appear that big but the earth could fit inside the picture prominence.  A prominence is a thin cloud of solar gas above the Sun's magnetic field.  This type of prominence is called an eruptive prominence.

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