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The Magnetic Structuring of the Solar Corona

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

A.W. Hood
A.W. Hood*
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, UK.

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The magnetic structuring of the solar corona can be seen during a solar eclipse. The X-ray corona has been photographed during recent satelite missions and balloon flights and it is made up of a few main building blocks including (i) coronal loops and (ii) X-ray bright points. These appear to be connected with interacting loops and magnetic cancellation. Much cooler structures, called, quiescent prominences, are also visible in the corona and these are supported against gravity in a stable magnetic configuration.

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II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 10: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIInd General Assembly of the IAU, 1994 , 1995 , pp. 296 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1995