Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Known as a Coronal Mass Ejection or CME, the expanding cloud has become relatively cool and dark in the middle with bright edges still connected to the solar surface. High energy protons have peppered the SOHO detectors causing the crazed streaks and blemishes. Hopefully SOHO will soon be able to continue operating in an extended mission phase.
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