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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 August 1   
       The edge of the Sun is shown sporting a large gaseous prominence that   
      looks like a science-fiction alien. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                             Monster Solar Prominence   
                        Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Wenz   
      
      Explanation: The monsters that live on the Sun are not like us. They   
      are larger than the Earth and made of gas hotter than in any teapot.   
      They have no eyes, but at times, many tentacles. They float. Usually,   
      they slowly change shape and just fade back onto the Sun over about a   
      month. Sometimes, though, they suddenly explode and unleash energetic   
      particles into the Solar System that can attack the Earth.  Pictured is   
      a huge solar prominence imaged almost two weeks ago in the light of   
      hydrogen. Captured by a small telescope in Gilbert, Arizona, USA, the   
      monsteresque plume of gas was held aloft by the ever-present but   
      ever-changing magnetic field near the surface of the Sun. Our active   
      Sun continues to show an unusually high number of prominences,   
      filaments, sunspots, and large active regions as solar maximum   
      approaches in 2025.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: super space wind   
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