Solar chromosphere showing large prominence

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Solar chromosphere showing large prominence. Prominences are dense clouds of plasma, or ionised gas, in the Sun's outer layer, the corona. Image captured on 20 April 2022 from the Dark Sky Alqueva region in Portugal.

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Photo credit: © MIGUEL CLARO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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