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2007 April 24


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Jet + Reconnection = Bright Loop (movie)
This series of images of an active region on the limb of the sun on April 24 between 18-20UT. They were taken in Al poly. The evolution of the reconnection event is amazing. You see the jet outflow from the brightening loop. Afterwards, you see a large loop that forms from the reconnection event.


Keywords: Jet, Limb
Filters: Al_poly


(prepared by K. Korreck)

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