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Solar Golden Arches
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The magnetic field lines between a pair of active regions formed a beautiful set of swaying arches, seen in this footage captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on April 24-26, 2017. The arches are traced out by charged particles spinning along the magnetic field lines. These arches, which form a connection between regions of opposite magnetic polarity, are visible in exquisite detail in this wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light.
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Credit lineSolar Golden Arches. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000082.
