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A moreton wave is a kind of shock wave generated by solar flares on the Sun. Images acquired by Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN) in H-alpha (656.3 nm).

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Description

A Moreton wave is a kind of shock wave generated by solar flares on the Sun. Images acquired by Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN) in H-alpha (656.3 nm).

Source

The image animation occurs in a Wikipedia entry, "Moreton wave" url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moreton_wave.

Date

December 6, 2006.

Author

NSO/AURA/NSF and USAF Research Laboratory

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No free licensed or public domain alternatives known to exist to show a Moreton wave, a kind of shock wave generated by solar flares on the Sun. Images acquired by Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN) in H-alpha (656.3 nm).

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current04:06, 8 February 2014Thumbnail for version as of 04:06, 8 February 201496 × 96 (34 KB)Marshallsumter (discuss | contribs)A moreton wave is a kind of shock wave generated by solar flares on the Sun. Images acquired by Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN) in H-alpha (656.3 nm).

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