09 February 2012, 17:54:14 UT - Mission Day: 5914 - DOY: 40
 

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Another Proton Storm (February 3, 2012)

An X1.7 flare (largest category) and a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun...

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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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Speed: 418 km/s
Density: 7.45 p/cm3

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