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Take a look at an erupting solar prominence as observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite on March 30, 2010
prominence erupting from the Sun
Observe incandescent, ionized gas ejections from the Sun's chromosphere into the corona
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Article title updated for style. Nov 09, 2026
Video and photograph of solar prominences added. Jan 28, 2013
Add new Web site: Spaceweather.com - What are Solar Filament and Prominence? Aug 24, 2012
Add new Web site: Montana State University - Department of Physics - Solar Filament and Prominence. Aug 24, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jan 12, 2000
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