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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 rising up above them Apr. 24-26, 2017, as seen by NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory. The connection between opposing poles of polarity is visible in exquisite detail in this wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. What we are really seeing are charged particles spinning along the magnetic field lines. Other field lines are traced as they reach out in other directions as well.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSolar Golden Arches. NASA/JPL, 2017-05-01. Public domain. ID: PIA21604.
