Sharpest Solar Flare Images Reveal Tiny Coronal Loops
Images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured an August 2024 flare showing coronal loops only 10–30 miles wide, with 686 strands identified. getnews.me/sharpest-solar-flare-ima... #solarflares #coronalloops
De kleinste van de kringelende ‘draden’ in de zonnevlam, #coronalloops in vakjargon, die nog door de telescoop te zien waren, zijn zo’n 48 kilometer breed, grofweg de afstand Amsterdam-Utrecht. Dat maakt ze tot de kleinste van zulke loops die ooit op beeld zijn vastgelegd.
A composite panel showing four close-up images of the Sun’s edge, each featuring bright, arching loops of solar plasma extending above the solar surface. The loops appear in deep red due to hydrogen-alpha imaging. Each prominence arcs gracefully, anchored at both ends on the Sun’s limb. The background is black, which emphasizes the glowing red structures and fine details of solar activity.
Coronal loops rise from the Sun like arcs of fire. ☀️
Shaped by magnetic fields, these plasma structures can last for days — and some are large enough to surround Earth.
Captured in hydrogen-alpha light from Italy, this panel shows four loops from 2024–2025.
📷 Andrea Vanoni
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A stunning image of the Sun's corona captured by the TRACE satellite. Intricate coronal loops, far hotter than the Sun's surface, are shown in extreme ultraviolet light. These loops, spanning vast distances, hint at the mystery of the corona's immense heat.
Astronomy Picture from 28/09/2000
Heating Coronal Loops
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000928.html
#SolarCorona #SpaceWeather #Sunspots #TRACE #ExtremeUV #SolarPhysics #Astrophysics #CoronalLoops #SolarPlasma #SpaceScience
Coronal Loops Flicker Right Before the Sun Unleashes Big Flares #Science #Space #SpaceWeather #CoronalLoops #SolarFlares
