[Promotum] Nice picture

[Edmund A. Hintz]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0109/sunplume_soho_big.gif

From APOD:

Explanation:  Our Sun is still very active. Last year, 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 on May 15, throwing 
electrons and ions out into the Solar System. The 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 in 2007.


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