Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. This large prominence , though, is significant not only for its size, but its shape. The twisted figure eight shape indicates that a complex magnetic field threads through the emerging solar particles . Recent evidence of differential rotation inside the Sun might help account for the surface explosion. The sequence was taken early this year by the Sun-orbiting SOHO satellite .
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