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The image is called"Fire and Fusion", and it highlights the chaotic nature of our Sun. This writhing ball of plasma has"planet-sized streams that snake up from the surface, dwarfed by looming prominences and filaments," McCarthy writes
"Blinding bursts of energy stem from areas of heightened magnetic activity, pushing and pulling on the solar surface and creating fascinating patterns in the atmosphere."On Twitter, McCarthy explained that this is a partially inverted image which clarifies why just the edge is bright while the inner part of the image is darker.
"With this type of filtration I'm using, the atmosphere actually blocks sunlight, so it gets darker towards the edges," he said."That makes limb features harder to see, so this processing method is used." Here's a closer look at an active region. You can see how the plasma arcs along the magnetic field lines, which are much more chaotic in these regions. Get even more details on the full size image on my patreon:
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