These huge coronal loops reach out more than fifteen times the diameter of the Earth, tracing out disruptions in the sun’s magnetic field. Whoa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2v1JbboA8
The coronal loops were captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on October 14th and 15th, 2014. The loops are particles spiraling along magnetic field lines after a long-lasting M-class flare erupted, disrupting the magnetic field. This is a false-colour image, capturing what the sun looks like in extreme ultraviolet light.
Coronal loops on October 14-15, 2014. Image credit and read more: NASA/SDO
