SDO Captures Striking First Solar Image
April 22, 2010
A full-disk multiwavelength extreme ultraviolet image of the sun taken by SDO on March 30, 2010. False colors trace different gas temperatures. Reds are relatively cool (about 60,000 Kelvin, or 107,540 F); blues and greens are hotter (greater than 1 million Kelvin, or 1,799,540 F).
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Plasma physics, Solar telescopes, Space plasmas, Environment, gas temperatures, Technology Internet, Kelvin, Sun, Trace, Explorer program, Acronyms
