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An ultraviolet image of the Sun

An ultraviolet image of the Sun's corona

A false-colour image of the Sun's corona as seen in deep ultraviolet light at 17.1nm by the Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) aboard the SOHO spacecraft.

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Rights: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
Published: 29 July 2008Updated: 22 August 2016Size: 174.68 KB
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