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Measuring an Eruptive Prominence at Large Distances from the sun. II. Approaching 1 AU
Description: The physical properties of eruptive prominences are unknown at large distances from the Sun. They are rarely, if ever, measured by in situ spacecraft and until recently our ability to measure them beyond the fields of view of solar imagers has been severely limited. The data quality of heliospheric imaging has reached a point where some quantitative measurements of prominences are now possible. This paper presents the first such measurements of a bright prominence continually out to distances of around 1 AU from the Sun. [Source: Astrophysical Journal]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/806/2/176
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Source: Astrophysical Journal
Publish Date: 6/20/2015
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