Inspect X-ray imaging of the Sun's veil of plasma known as the solar corona, sunspots, and gaps in the corona
The solar corona is a veil of plasma surrounding the Sun. This film shows what the corona looks like in the X-ray portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The brighter areas have greater X-ray activity. The most active, shown in white, are sunspots. The black areas indicate gaps or holes in the corona.
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization StudioA dopplergram taken by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, showing the velocity of solar material in the photosphere on the line of sight, March 29, 2010. White pixels are moving away from the camera, and black pixels are moving toward the camera.
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