The smooth disk centered in this image hides the bright visible light of the Sun, the location of which is indicated by the white circle. By blocking the glare, the solar wind can be easily seen in this SOHO telescope image streaming radially from the Sun.

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Editor: Patrick Joiner, UCF Interdisciplinary Studies, Class of 2018
Senior Editor: M.M. Montgomery, Ph.D, UCF Physics