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A massive plume of plasma erupts off the surface of the sun earlier this month.(Photo: NASA/Goddard/SDO)
C'est magnifique!
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, always a great source for phantasmagoric images of the sun, captured a strange sight earlier this month.
It's a video of a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>single plume of plasma, many times taller than the diameter of Earth, that rose up from the sun, twisted and spun around, all the while spewing streams of particles for over two days (Aug. 17-19, 2015) before breaking apart, according to NASA.
At times, its shape resembled the Eiffel Tower. Do you see it? <span style="color: Red;">*</span>I do, briefly, though it is a bit of a stretch.
Other lesser plumes and streams of particles can also be seen dancing above the solar surface as well. The action was observed in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light.
Here's what the Eiffel Tower looks like, for reference: If you don't see the resemblance, well, then c'est la vie!
Parisians and tourists rest and play in the Jardins du Trocadero ('Trocadero Gardens'), in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June, 28, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Etienne Laurent, EPA)
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