18 May 2012, 15:50:02 UT - Mission Day: 6013 - DOY: 139
 

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CME Cornucopia (May 11, 2012)

Nearly a dozen coronal mass ejections in less than four days (May 3-6, 2012) may serve as a reminder that the Sun is approaching its period of maximum activity...

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Comet Lovejoy Grazes the Sun (and survives)

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Comet Lovejoy Grazes the Sun (and survives)

Comet Lovejoy came into LASCO's view on Dec. 14 as a bright, white streak, skimmed across the Sun's edge about 140,000 km above the surface late Dec. 15 and early Dec. 16, 2011, furiously brightening and vaporizing as it approached the Sun...

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JHelioviewer

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JHelioviewer: A new way of looking at the Sun

JHelioviewer is new visualization software that enables everyone, anywhere to explore the Sun...

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Density: 2.99 p/cm3

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