Prominence Lift-off (September 25, 2013)

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A solar prominence slowly gathered itself together over many hours before it rapidly rose up and broke away from the Sun (Oct. 17-18, 2013). The event, which covers about 30 hours was observed by the STEREO Ahead spacecraft in extreme UV light. Prominences, known to be unstable, are cooler clouds of particles held above the Sun by strong magnetic forces. Credit: NASA/STEREO.

SOHO began its Weekly Pick some time after sending a weekly image or video clip to the American Museum of Natural History (Rose Center) in New York City. There, the SOHO Weekly Pick is displayed with some annotations on a large plasma display.

If your institution would also like to receive the same Weekly Pick from us for display (usually in Photoshop or QuickTime format), please send your inquiry to steele.hill@gsfc.nasa.gov.