An Erupting Solar Prominence from SOHO

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zorg.ch #91515 by [z]Barbara Harris @ 08.08.2006 00:00 - nach oben - An Erupting Solar Prominence from SOHO Explanation: Our Sun is still very active. In the year 2000, our Sun went though Solar Maximum, the time in its 11-year cycle where the most sunspots and explosive activities occur. Sunspots, the >Solar Cycle, and >solar prominences are all caused by the Sun's changing magnetic field. Pictured above is a solar prominence that erupted in 2002 July, throwing >electrons and >ions out into the Solar System. The above image was taken in the >ultraviolet light emitted by a specific type of ionized helium, a common element on the Sun. Particularly hot areas appear in white, while relatively cool areas appear in red. Our >Sun should gradually quiet down until >Solar Minimum occurs, and the Sun is most quiet. No one can precisely predict when >Solar Minimum will occur, although some signs indicate that it has started already! Credit & Copyright zorg.ch #114226 by Squeezer @ 17.11.2014 23:27 - nach oben - flambée zorg.ch #114218 by IneX @ 08.10.2014 19:12 - nach oben - holy sun... iidrücklich! zorg.ch #114220 by [z]giusto @ 09.10.2014 19:04 - nach oben - brötlät jo scho no gad chli ine!