The STEREO spacecraft caught this spectacular (prominence) eruption as it blasted away from the Sun. This was certainly among the largest eruptions seen by either the STEREO or SOHO missions. The...
(more)The STEREO spacecraft caught this spectacular (prominence) eruption as it blasted away from the Sun. This was certainly among the largest eruptions seen by either the STEREO or SOHO missions. The length of the eruption appears to stretch almost halfway across the sun, about 804672 km (the diameter of the earth is only 12756 km).
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