• View of the Sun focused on a large prominence of plasma floating away from the Sun and a snake-shaped filament on the disc.
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    This image of the Sun was taken using our 100mm hydrogen-alpha telescope. This image captures both a large prominence and a snaking filament on the disk of the Sun.

  • View of the Sun focused on a large prominence of plasma floating away from the Sun and a snake-shaped filament on the disc.

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October 12, 2010

Photographer:

Erin Braswell

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WEB11644-2010

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