Figure 16-26: R I V U X G
Magnetic Arches and Magnetic Reconnection (a) This false-color ultraviolet image from the TRACE spacecraft (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) shows magnetic field loops suspended high above the solar surface. The loops are made visible by the glowing gases trapped within them. (b) When the magnetic fields in these loops change their arrangement, a tremendous amount of energy is released and solar material can be ejected upward.
Magnetic Arches and Magnetic Reconnection (a) This false-color ultraviolet image from the TRACE spacecraft (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) shows magnetic field loops suspended high above the solar surface. The loops are made visible by the glowing gases trapped within them. (b) When the magnetic fields in these loops change their arrangement, a tremendous amount of energy is released and solar material can be ejected upward.
(a: Stanford-Lockheed Institute for Space Research; TRACE; and NASA)