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Cool Sun Facts · Solar observatory

The Sun, as the satellites see it

Real images from NOAA's public series and from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, each with its instrument, channel and the time it was taken. Different channels show different layers of the Sun's atmosphere; the colours are assigned, not seen.

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Southern-hemisphere skies show the moon flipped. This follows your location automatically.

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