Coronal 'Rain' on The Sun: Clearest View Yet | Big Bear Solar Observatory

Coronal 'Rain' on The Sun: Clearest View Yet | Big Bear Solar Observatory

Coronal 'Rain' on The Sun: Clearest View Yet | Big Bear Solar ObservatoryCoronal rain forms when hotter plasma in the Sun’s corona cools down and becomes denser. Like raindrops on Earth, coronal rain is pulled down to the surface by gravity. Because the plasma is electrically charged, it follows the magnetic field lines that make huge arches and loops, instead of falling in a straight line.This imagery provides views from a 23-minute time-lapse …