Why Scientists Observe the Sun in Different Wavelengths
This collage of solar images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows how observations of the sun in different wavelengths helps highlight different aspects of the sun‘s surface and atmosphere. Image © NASA/SDO/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Sunspots and Silhouettes
In the foreground of this stunning image, is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, built in the late 1800s and located on the highest hill in Paris, France. Next, are thin clouds forward scattering sunlight. Finally, far in the distance and slightly buried into the Sun’s surface, are sunspots, the most prominent of which is sunspot region AR 1512 visible near the disk center. Image credit: VegaStar Carpentier
For the first time catching a Comet death
For the first time, a death-diving comet, from a group known as the Kreutz comets, has been observed as it vaporized as it flew too close to the Sun.
Sunspot in ultraviolet
The Sun’s surface is a busy place. Shown in ultraviolet light, the relatively cool dark regions have temperatures of thousands of degrees Celsius.
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