The Sun in Detail: Solar Surface and Coronal Mass Ejection Captured by Space Observatory #2027514 (License: Personal Use)

This vivid image reveals the Sun’s dynamic photosphere and chromosphere, with bright active regions indicating intense magnetic activity. A large coronal mass ejection (CME) is visible erupting from the lower right limb, illustrating how solar plasma and magnetic fields are expelled into interplanetary space. The image was likely taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) using the AIA instrument in 171 Å or 304 Å wavelength.

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