VLADIVOSTOK, Jan 23: Russian scientists have observed a rare event involving a black plasma emission on the Sun, as announced by the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences on their website this Wednesday.
“Today, a unique and visually striking phenomenon occurred on our star. A ghostly black structure formed at the center of the visible disk, which was partially ejected into space and partially dispersed in the corona,” the announcement detailed.
Experts explain that the black coloration is usually attributed to neutral hydrogen, which effectively absorbs incoming radiation of short wavelengths from behind.
“The eruption emitted and dispersed a cold prominence, rich in neutral hydrogen, throughout the corona. Ultimately, the material was completely annihilated and vanished. Nevertheless, for approximately three hours, the coronal plasma cloud remained visible, moving along magnetic lines before dissipating,” the statement elaborated. (UNI)
