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False-color image of the Sun from the STEREO Ahead spacecraft on December 4th, 2006. The image is a composite of four views, each highlighting different temperature regimes in the Sun's upper atmosphere: red (60-80,000 Kelvin), blue (1 million Kelvin), green (1.5 million Kelvin), and yellow (2 million Kelvin). This marks the beginning of the STEREO mission's imaging and its exploration of the Sun in three dimensions.

Astronomy Picture from 22/12/2006

The View from Stereo Ahead

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061222.html


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Four images from the SOHO spacecraft's extreme ultraviolet camera showing Mercury transiting the Sun on May 7th, 2003. The images are in false-color, highlighting different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light. Mercury appears as a small dark spot moving across the Sun's surface.

Astronomy Picture from 08/05/2003

Mercury Spotting

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030508.html


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A stunning image from the STEREO (Ahead) spacecraft captures a massive solar prominence erupting from the Sun on September 29. The prominence, composed of hot plasma suspended in twisted magnetic fields, is many times larger than Earth and is shown in extreme ultraviolet light emitted by ionized Helium. This view shows the prominence brightly against the blackness of space.

Astronomy Picture from 04/10/2008

A Solar Prominence Unfurls

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081004.html


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