Tangled Up in Blue

NASA - Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) patch.

May 3, 2018

The lone active region visible on our Sun put on a fine display with its tangled magnetic field lines swaying and twisting above it (Apr. 24-26, 2018) when viewed in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light.

The charged particles spinning along these field lines illuminate them. The region did not erupt with any significant solar storms, although it still might.

SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory): http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/main/index.html

Image, Video, Text, Credits: NASA/Yvette Smith/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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