The Active Sun

Image courtesy of NASA

Prominences & Filaments (1)
Sunspots & the Solar Cycle (3)
Coronal Mass Ejection (4)
Coronal Holes (Not Shown)
Streamers (7)
Solar Flares (5)
Solar Particle Events (6)
Disturbed Solar Wind (8)
How Fast Do Disturbances Hit the Earth

Reference Material on the Active Sun
A solar slide set from the High Altitude Observatory at NCAR

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