Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 19, 2015

A Prominence on the Sun

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 19, 2015 is “A Prominence on the Sun,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Friedman ( Averted Imagination )). The original explanation runs about 115 words.

From the explanation

“This eerie landscape of incandescent plasma suspended in looping and twisted magnetic fields stretched toward the Sun’s eastern horizon on September 16.”

— APOD editors, September 19, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 19, 2015
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Friedman ( Averted Imagination )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 115 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 19, 2015 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2015-september-19-a-prominence-on-the-sun

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