Solar prominences. Image showing solar prominences during a time of high solar activity. This image was obtained with an H-alpha filter,which reveals the chromosphere,a reddish layer of the Sun's atmosphere. A prominence is a cloud of plasma anchored to the Sun's surface in the photosphere,and extending outwards into the Sun's corona. They are shaped by the curved magnetic field lines around the Sun's surface | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Tafreshi, Babak |
Taille de l’image : | 4536 px × 3863 px |
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