A particularly active sun will make for spectacular viewing and science opportunities
The sun’s corona is on full display in this composition of 161 photographs taken from Mitchell, Ore., during the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse. </p>
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The sun’s corona is on full display in this composition of 161 photographs taken from Mitchell, Ore., during the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse.
Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol, Shadia Habbal/NASA Goddard, Joy Ng
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