A billowing arc of plasma erupts from the sun in this first-of-its-kind image

via https://ift.tt/uRIldGB It's the largest "solar prominence" ever captured in an image that also includes the entire sun.

Talk about a sense of scale.

This image of a solar prominence erupting from our sun isn't notable for just the arcing plume of plasma cutting a path through outer space. It's the whole scene that's important: the solar prominence, the full view of the sun it's emanating from, and most … A billowing arc of plasma erupts from the sun in this first-of-its-kind image