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Magnetic Field Illuminated
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Each day NASA solar scientists produce overlays (in white lines) that show their estimation of how the magnetic field lines above the sun are configured (June16, 2016). In the video clip we show the sun in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light, then reveal the magnetic field line configuration in the same wavelength. Notice how the lines are tightly bundled near the lighter-toned active regions, which are magnetically intense regions.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineMagnetic Field Illuminated. NASA/JPL, 2016-06-16. Public domain. ID: PIA20881.
