Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Coronal Inflow

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 29, 2001 is “Coronal Inflow,” an image. It is credited to Credit: N. R. Sheeley, Jr. and Y.-M. Wang ( NRL ), SOHO – LASCO Consortium, ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 189 words.

Coronal Inflow
Credit: N. R. Sheeley, Jr. and Y.-M. Wang ( NRL ), SOHO – LASCO Consortium, ESA , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The active Sun has thrown a lot our way lately, including storms of particles streaming outward in the solar wind and clouds of plasma which triggered awesome auroral displays.”

— APOD editors, November 29, 2001

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 29, 2001
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: N. R. Sheeley, Jr. and Y.-M. Wang ( NRL ), SOHO – LASCO Consortium, ESA , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 189 words

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Topics in this entry

The Sun

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