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This image of coronal loops over the eastern limb of the Sun was taken in the TRACE 171Å pass band, characteristic of plasma at 1 MK, on November 6, 1999, at 02:30 UT. The image was rotated over +90 degrees. This image was also the Astronomy Picture of the Day for 28 September 2000.
Image Note:
Image of the Sun taken by the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer. The Transition Region and Coronal Explorer, TRACE, is a mission of the Stanford-Lockheed Institute for Space Research, and part of the NASA Small Explorer program.
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