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Another cloud free day in Scotland let me catch almost 9 hours of this huge and lively prom. Taken with my home made 90mm modded Coronado PST and DMK21 camera. Software: CdC, Eqmod, DSSR, AutoStakkert!, Wavesharp, DVS, Shotcut and Gimp.
David Wilson on April 8, 2025 @ Inverness, Scotland
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So dumb question, but whatβs causing the gap between the plasma cloud(?) and the surface? And is that gap filled with something that is invisible?
That gap is actually magnetic field lines suspending the plasma above the surface - its like the plasma is "riding" along magnetic highways in the sun's atmosphere, and the space between isnt empty but filled with less dense solar atmosphere thats invisible at this wavelenght.
The "earth to scale" really boggles my mind π«¨