Total Solar Eclipse with Corona
Solar corona during a total eclipse with maximum sunspot activity. The corona is a cloud of low-density plasma (hot ions) surrounding the Sun. Normally it is not visible, being obscured by the brightness of the Sun's visible surface. It is revealed during a total solar eclipse, which occurs when the Moon blocks the light from the rest of the Sun. This moment of totality lasts for only a few minutes. Total solar eclipses usually occur less than once a year, and can only be seen from a small area of the Earth's surface.
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Keywords: activity, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, atmosphere, corona, crown, eclipse, eclipsing, field, magnetic, max, maximum, moon, plasma, sky, solar, space, star, stellar, sun, sunspot, system, total
