Here are some more mesmerizing pics of the Sun's agitated surface this week, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
The spacecraft is stationed in a Geosynchronous orbit (altitude 35,786 km) at 102° West.
Note that these magnetic eruptions and curves are huge!
Sun diameter: 1,391,000 km
Earth diameter: 12,760 km
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14588
Credit: NASA/SDO
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