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Psychedelic Sun

This composite image combines EIT images from three wavelengths (171Å, 195Å and 284Å) into one that reveals solar features unique to each wavelength. Since the EIT images come to us from the spacecraft in black and white, they are color coded for easy identification. For this image, the nearly simultaneous images from May 1998 were each given a color code (red, yellow and blue) and merged into one. For More

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chuz : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

chuz

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69 days 13 hours ago...

The description is a headfuck but neat pic

h0micide : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

h0micide

1 votes NegativePositive

69 days 6 hours ago...

i c a skull

Vuarra : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

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68 days 22 hours ago...

The sun, seen through three "colours" of ultraviolet light.

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