Coronal Cells as Viewed by NASA's STEREO-B and SDO Spacecraft (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Coronal Cells as Viewed by NASA's STEREO-B and SDO Spacecraft

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The top images show coronal cells as viewed from above by STEREO-B (on the left) and SDO (on the right). Their diameters are about 18,000 miles. The bottom images show the same region as viewed almost simultaneously from the sides by STEREO-B (on the left) and SDO (on the right). The bottom views show the plumes as if they were leaning away from each observatory, the way a giant pillar would look if seen from the side. The heads of the black and white arrows mark identical points on the sun as seen from STEREO-B and SDO, respectively.

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Credit: NASA/STEREO/SDO/NRL

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