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A CME similar to the one on the previous page, heading almost directly towards
Earth, observed by LASCO C2. The size of the Sun is indicated by a circle, and
the x-marked circle on the Sun shows the origin of the CME. Panel
<strong>a</strong> shows the total intensity (darker means more intensity) as
imaged directly by LASCO. Only the narrow lower end of the "lightbulb" shape
is visible - the widest portion has expanded beyond the field of view, whereas
the front part and the core are too dim to be seen or hidden behind the
occulter. Panel <strong>d</strong> is a topographic map of the material shown
in panel <strong>a</strong>. The distance from the plane of the Sun to the
material is colour coded - the scale in units of solar radii is shown on the
side. Panels <strong>b</strong> and <strong>c</strong> show the intensity as
it would have appeared to an observer positioned to the side of the Sun or
directly above it, respectively.

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<strong>Picture credits:</strong> SOHO/LASCO (ESA &amp; NASA) and Thomas Moran<br>

<strong>Instrument:</strong> LASCO
(Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph)<br>



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