Bright Arcing Loops
Several arcing loops rotated into view and swirled above an active region, which gave us a nice profile view of the action from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Some darker matter also jiggled back and forth near the active region as well, pulled about by magnetic forces. At one point a lick of plasma pushed its way out from the region but quickly fell back into the sun. The images were taken in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory
Image Number: PIA20882
Date: June 26-27, 2016
Bright Arcing Loops
Several arcing loops rotated into view and swirled above an active region, which gave us a nice profile view of the action from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Some darker matter also jiggled back and forth near the active region as well, pulled about by magnetic forces. At one point a lick of plasma pushed its way out from the region but quickly fell back into the sun. The images were taken in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory
Image Number: PIA20882
Date: June 26-27, 2016