A Smiling Sun

  • Released Friday, January 6th, 2023
  • Updated Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 12:45AM
  • ID: 31213
Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the Sun from October, 2022

Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the Sun from October, 2022

Satellite imagery from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows the Sun in ultraviolet light colorized in light brown. Seen in ultraviolet light, the dark patches on the Sun are known as coronal holes and are regions where fast solar wind gushes out into space.

For More Information

See https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/index.html

Credits

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Technical support
    • Amy Moran (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]

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