Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 10, 2000

Brown Sun Bubbling

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 10, 2000 is “Brown Sun Bubbling,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler). The original explanation runs about 137 words.

From the explanation

“Our Sun may look like all soft and fluffy, but its not. Our Sun is an extremely large ball of bubbling hot gas , mostly hydrogen gas.”

— APOD editors, January 10, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 10, 2000
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 137 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 10, 2000 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2000-january-10-brown-sun-bubbling

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