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2007 April 12


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A Line of Jets(?) (movie)
There are several jets visible in this sequence taken in the Al-Poly filter in the southern coronal hole on 2007 April 08. The most intriguing feature, however (indicated by an arrow in the top frame), appears to show a sequential ignition of jets traveling from left to right. Is this a sequence of jets set off by a photospheric wave? Sequential jets set off by flares in an arcade of small loops? Or a wave along a current sheet? Further analysis, especially of concurrent magnetograms, will be needed to better understand this puzzling feature.


Keywords: Jet, Pole
Filters: Al_poly


(prepared by S. Saar)

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