Large Hole Tears Open Our Sun
August 6, 2013
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) media personnel produced remarkable images of an extensive coronal hole that appeared to cover almost one quarter of the Sun; one of the largest coronal holes ever observed. The magnetic field lines in a coronal hole extend out into the solar wind rather than coming back down to the Sun’s surface as they do in other parts of the Sun. This image was obtained in extreme UV light and shows the darker (and cooler) hole region adjacent to much brighter (and hotter) plasma. The images were posted as the SOHO Pick of the Week, and were featured on numerous media web sites including Huffington Post, Fox News, UPI, Weather Channel, and The Telegraph.
