Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Sun Dance

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 11, 1998 is “Sun Dance,” an image. It is credited to Credit: A. Title (Stanford Lockheed Institute), TRACE, NASA. The original explanation runs about 73 words.

Sun Dance
Credit: A. Title (Stanford Lockheed Institute), TRACE, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Hot gas dances across the surface of the Sun in this picture from the orbiting TRACE satellite . The temperature of the gas is color coded so that blue represents hundreds of thousands of Kelvin , while red represents extreme temperatures in the millions of Kelvin.”

— APOD editors, August 11, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 11, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: A. Title (Stanford Lockheed Institute), TRACE, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 73 words

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