Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Erupting Sun

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 18, 1997 is “Erupting Sun,” an image. It is credited to Credit: SOHO– EIT Consortium, ESA, NASA. The original explanation runs about 93 words.

Erupting Sun
Credit: SOHO– EIT Consortium, ESA, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On August 27th twisting magnetic fields propelled this huge eruptive prominence a hundred thousand miles above the Sun’s surface. The seething plasma of ionized gases is at a temperature of about 150,000 degrees Farenheit and spans over 200,000 miles (about 27 Earths).”

— APOD editors, September 18, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 18, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: SOHO– EIT Consortium, ESA, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 93 words

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The Sun

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