Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Sun Puffs

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 29, 2006 is “The Sun Puffs,” an image. It is credited to Credit: EIT , The SOHO Consortium , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 131 words.

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

From the explanation

“Our Earth endures bursts of particles from the Sun. On 1997 April 7, at 10 am (EDT), ground monitors of the SOHO spacecraft , which continually monitors the Sun, noticed a weak spot in the solar corona was buckling again, this time letting loose a large, explosive Coronal Mass Ejection (CME).”

— APOD editors, October 29, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 29, 2006
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: EIT , The SOHO Consortium , ESA , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 131 words

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