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Detailed Loops Above an Active Region
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) zoomed in to watch close-up the dynamics of this single active region on the sun over a two-day period (July 14-16, 2018). The loops SDO observed in extreme ultraviolet light are illuminated by charged particles spinning along the magnetic field lines above an active region. Active regions are magnetically intense areas that are pushed up to the surface of the sun from below.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineDetailed Loops Above an Active Region. NASA/JPL, 2018-07-24. Public domain. ID: PIA22645.
