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ESA makes the Sun available to everyone

14 December 2010

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A gigantic mega-filament of incandescent gas erupts from the Sun. The data was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory and the movie was constructed using ESA's JHelioviewer.

Credits: ESA JHelioviewer Team

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A screenshot from the program JHelioviewer, developed by ESA. The solar image was taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It shows a prominence on the solar surface.

Credits: ESA JHelioviewer Team

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A screenshot from the program JHelioviewer, developed by ESA. The solar image was taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It shows a prominence suspended above the solar surface.

Credits: ESA JHelioviewer Team

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A screenshot from the program JHelioviewer, developed by ESA. The solar image was taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It shows a prominence twisting upwards in the atmosphere of the Sun.

Credits: ESA JHelioviewer Team

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A screenshot from the program JHelioviewer, developed by ESA. The solar image was taken by the ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. It shows an eruption of particles called a coronal mass ejection, blasting away from the Sun.

Credits: ESA JHelioviewer Team

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A series of extraordinary eruptions exploded from the Sun during Halloween 2003. This movie, constructed using ESA's JHelioviewer, captures not only the solar storms but the planet Mercury, as it orbits the Sun.

Credits: ESA JHelioviewer Team

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