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solar eruption
A close-up of an eruption at the edge of the sun taken by the AIA 304 Angstrom channel, which images plasma of about 50,000 degrees Kelvin. After the eruption, bright material can be seen streaming back down to the Sun's surface.
Credit: SDO / NASA
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solar eruption
A close-up of an eruption at the edge of the sun taken by the AIA 193 Angstrom channel, which images plasma of about 1.5 million degrees Kelvin. Cool material can also be seen as dark blobs that absorb the light in this channel.
Credit: SDO / NASA
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