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Active regions on the Sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lanternās face on Oct. 8, 2014. The image was captured by NASAās Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, which watches the Sun at all times from its orbit in space.ā£
The active regions in this image appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light and energy. They are markers of an intense and complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the Sunās atmosphere, the corona. This image blends together two sets of extreme ultraviolet wavelengths at 171 and 193 Ć
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Image description: The Sun is surrounded by a plain black background. Bursts of light from active regions create the shape of a jack-o-lanternās face ā including glowing golden eyes and a mouth. ā£
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