TRACE

The Transition Region and Coronal Explorer. Launched in April 1998, this satellite is providing some of the best images of the Sun's outer atmosphere ever seen.

All images are borrowed from the TRACE home page.


Prominence region Super sharp image of magnetic arches on the Sun (65 Kb).

Flare What happens on the Sun's surface during a Solar Flare (69 Kb).


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