Pumpkin Sun

Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO
Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on Oct. 8, 2014. The active regions appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light and energy — markers of an intense and complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona. This image blends together two sets of wavelengths at 171 and 193 angstroms, typically colorized in gold and yellow, to create a particularly Halloween-like appearance.

Credit: NASA/SDO

Credit: NASA/SDO

Credit: NASA/SDO

Credit: NASA/SDO
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Writer
- Karen Fox (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, October 10, 2014.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT.