Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Dark Sun Sizzling

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 10, 2006 is “Dark Sun Sizzling,” an image. It is credited to Credit: TRACE Project , Stanford-Lockheed Institute for Space Research, NASA. The original explanation runs about 148 words.

Dark Sun Sizzling
Credit: TRACE Project , Stanford-Lockheed Institute for Space Research, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Is this our Sun? Yes.”

— APOD editors, July 10, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 10, 2006
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: TRACE Project , Stanford-Lockheed Institute for Space Research, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 148 words

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