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Magnetic Loop Swirls
A close up of an active region in extreme UV light reveals tangles of loops and coils of arcs. This static image of particles spinning along magnetic field lines conceals the fact that the dynamic region is in motion every second.
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Magnetic Loop Swirls
A close up of an active region in extreme UV light reveals tangles of loops and coils of arcs. This static image of particles spinning along magnetic field lines conceals the fact that the dynamic region is in motion every second.
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Uploaded on February 6, 2012
Taken on February 6, 2012