This set of photographs of the Sun shows a burst of energy, known as a Coronal Mass Ejection or CME. These photos were taken by the Solar Maximum Mission spacecraft and show changes in the size of the ejection over time. Courtesy of the NCAR High Altitude Observatory.
the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, USA. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

This set of photographs of the Sun shows a burst of energy, known as a Coronal Mass Ejection. These photos were taken by the Solar Maximum Mission spacecraft. They show changes in the size of the explosion over time. Courtesy of the NCAR High Altitude Observatory.
the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, USA. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Sometimes the Sun sends a burst of energy all at once. This is what a bust of energy from the Sun looks like. This photograph was taken by a spacecraft.
the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, USA. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

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