Like moths to a flame 🔥 
 
There’s no denying it: we’re drawn to the star of our solar system. In this image, an illustration of the Sun’s magnetic fields (the thin, looping lines) is layered over an image captured by our Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 2016. The complex overlay of lines shows scientists how the Sun’s magnetism changes in response to the constant movement on and inside the Sun. 
 
Note how the magnetic fields are densest near the bright spots visible on the Sun — which are magnetically strong active regions — and that many of the field lines link one active region to another. The magnetic map was created using the Potential Field Source Surface model, which uses magnetic measurements on the solar surface to model the Sun’s atmosphere. 
 
Image description: A picture of the Sun in shades of black and gold. Gold lines bounce in and out from the Sun, some bursting from active regions and fanning out. The underlying image was taken in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths o...
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