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This image of coronal loops over the eastern limb of the Sun was taken in the TRACE 171A pass and, characteristic of plasma at 1 MK, on November 6, 1999, at 02:30 UT. The image was rotated over +90 degrees.This image was also the Astronomy Picture of the Day for 28 September 2000.

Weitere Bilder des TRACE-Projekts (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer)