Solar Prominence and Chromosphere

A solar prominence and chromosphere visible during a total solar eclipse. The prominence, a cloud of ionized gas projecting above the surface of the sun, is held more or less in place by its magnetic field.

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Keywords: chromosphere, corona, eclipse, photosphere, prominence, solar, sun, total