2023 August 01 - Monster Solar Prominence
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2023-08-01

In today's image, we see a giant solar prominence as seen along the limb of the Sun. These occur when material from the solar surface is lifted by the Sun's magnetic field and then rains back down on the surface. These can easily be larger than our own planet!

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