The Sun - Visualized

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The Guardian pulls together some information from NASA to show us the myriad ways in which they look at the Sun - Surface movement, Magnetic field polarity, Coronal flares, and oh so much more.
Its visually brilliant (heh, a pun), and awe-inspiring.
Click on each to embiggen

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