
One broad active region sported a wonderful example of coiled magnetic field lines over almost a four-day period (July 15-18, 2016). The magnetic lines are easily visible in this 171 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light be cause charged particles are spiraling along the lines. The active region is a hotbed of struggling magnetic forces that were pushing out above the sun's surface. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17911
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NASA ID
PIA17911
Date Created
July 18, 2016
Center
JPL
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