This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
A Trip Into Space Sun The Sun | |
See also: Sun - X-Ray Image, Sun - Solar Disk In H-Alpha, The Sun - By Soho's Eit At Four Different Wavelenghts, The Sun - From Yohkoh And From Nso (Comparison) |
This image was acquired from NASA's Skylab space station on December 19,
1973. It shows one of the most spectacular solar flares ever recorded, propelled
by magnetic forces, lifting off from the Sun. It spans more than 588,000 km
(365,000 miles) of the solar surface.
In this photograph, the solar poles are
distinguished by a relative absence of supergranulation network, and a much
darker tone than the central portions of the disk (courtesy NASA).
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27