“Birthday Candles” on the Sun
A cluster of coronal cells seen by SDO on June 17, 2011. (NASA/SDO AIA instrument)
Make a wish! Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have identified new “birthday candle” structures in the Sun’s super-hot corona that may shed some light on the way its magnetic fields evolve — especially near the edges of vast, dark, wind-spewing coronal holes.
Posted on April 9, 2012, in sun and tagged candle, coronal cells, Navy, science, solar, sun. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.
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