Total Solar Eclipse (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Total Solar Eclipse

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A total solar eclipse gives scientists a rare opportunity to study the lower regions of the Sun's corona. These observations can help us understand solar activity, as well as the unexpectedly high temperatures in the corona.

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Credit: S. Habbal, M. Druckmüller and P. Aniol

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