US astrophotographer records solar flare spawning on the sun's surface
An astrophotographer based in Elk Grove, California managed to record the moment a solar flare spawned on the sun's surface.
Astrophotographer uses telescope to capture coronal rainThis clip, filmed on December 30, shows a phenomenon called coronal rain, which happens when hot plasma high in the sun's corona undergoes rapid cooling.
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