SOHO: Pick of the Week (2013 Apr 12)

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Bright Loops

The Sun's edge blossomed with all sorts of loops and arcs reaching out from a pair of active regions (April 8, 2013). The image was taken by STEREO's (Ahead) spacecraft in extreme UV light. The loops are plasma at temperatures up to a million degrees C., contained by magnetic fields.

Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO/STEREO

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