CME T-Shirt

Composite EIT 304Å and LASCO C2 images of the Sun taken on Dec. 2, 2003 A large coronal mass ejection is visible. A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a burst of solar wind, plasma, and magnetic fields that rises above the solar corona and is released into space. Image courtesy of SOHO/EIT and SOHO/LASCO C2 consortium. The Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a project of international cooperation between the European Space Agency and NASA. ESA, NASA, or any other organizations associated with SOHO are in no way endorsing or supporting this product. We, however, can endorse and support the HECK out of SOHO. These folks have been doing outstanding Solar Science for many years!