Of particular interests are the physics of the solar transition region, the origin of the solar wind, and the development of coronagraph technology. (uksolphys.org)
The orbiting Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) satellite captured this close - up image after the flare erupted. (discovermagazine.com)
«With this discovery, we are beginning to resolve the Sun's mysterious transition region, a thin region in the solar atmosphere where the temperature soars from ten thousand to millions of degrees,» said Dr. Thomas Berger of the Lockheed - Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab (LMSAL), Palo Alto, Calif. «We are excited because this discovery offers us a new way to study the mass and energy flows in this region. (solarviews.com)