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Astronomy Picture from 13/08/2017

Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona

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A stunning close-up of the Sun's corona, captured during the 2008 total solar eclipse in Mongolia. Intricate layers and glowing caustics of hot gas and magnetic fields are visible, along with bright pink prominences at the Sun's limb. This composite image showcases the beauty and complexity of the sun's outer atmosphere, only visible during the fleeting darkness of a total solar eclipse.
February 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 22/12/2006

The View from Stereo Ahead

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False-color image of the Sun from the STEREO Ahead spacecraft on December 4th, 2006. The image is a composite of four views, each highlighting different temperature regimes in the Sun's upper atmosphere: red (60-80,000 Kelvin), blue (1 million Kelvin), green (1.5 million Kelvin), and yellow (2 million Kelvin). This marks the beginning of the STEREO mission's imaging and its exploration of the Sun in three dimensions.
March 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM