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Spiraling sun

Spiraling sun

Spiraling magnetic loops, observed in extreme ultraviolet light by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, dance and twist above an active region on the sun.

Image Source: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/potw.php?v=item&id=47

                                                                                                                                                                                        
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