Solar X-ray
by NASA / LMSAL / G.L. Slater & G.A. Linford
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Solar X-ray
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NASA / LMSAL / G.L. Slater & G.A. Linford
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Solar x-ray from the Yohkoh mission of ISAS, Japan. The x-ray shows a bright glow for the corona and a black disk for the surface of the Sun because only very hot gases can emit x-rays. While the Sun's atmosphere is hot enough, its surface at 6000 degrees C. is not.
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March 6th, 2013
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