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File:The Sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory - 20100819.jpg

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English: The Sun photographed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). This is a false-colour image of the Sun observed in the extreme ultraviolet region of the spectrum. For a similar image, see this.
Français: Le Soleil photographié depuis le Solar Dynamics Observatory de la NASA. Les couleurs sont fausses, puisque la photo est prise dans les régions de l'ultraviolet extrême (du spectre électromagnétique) .
Русский: Фотография Солнца в ультрафиолетовом участке спектра, изображённая в «ложных цветах». Получена Обсерваторией солнечной динамики.
Українська: Фотографія Сонця, отримана Обсерваторією сонячної динаміки.
Date 19 August 2010, 00:32:21
Source NASA/SDO (AIA).
Author NASA/SDO (AIA).

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English: The Sun photographed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
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