The Sun's outer atmosphere as it appears in ultraviolet light. This image was taken by two instruments (UVCS, outer region and EIT, inner region) aboard the SOHO spacecraft. The image allows us to follow these features from near the solar surface to millions of kilometers away from the Sun.

Credit --- The SOHO-UVCS Consortium: SOHO is an ESA/NASA project of international cooperation.

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