Loop prominence
The distinctive shape of the prominence results from strong magnetic fields in the region bending the hot plasma into a loop. Picture from the National Solar Observatory's Sacramento Peak Observatory.
Credit:NSO/AURA/NSF
About the Image
| Id: | noao-3130 |
| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m. |
| Size: | 1476 x 877 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sun |
| Category: | NSF Infrastructures (other) Solar System |
