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A view from SDO of the unstable clouds of cooler gases that are suspended above the sun by the star's magnetic forces.
At times, these filaments erupt and burst into space, as seen here, and other times, they just fade away.
February 14, 2011 4:29 PM PST
Photo by: NASA/SDO
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