FIGURE 5 This is an X-ray image of the sun, taken February 22nd, 1999. As before, bright areas (deep red) correspond to areas of very strong X-ray emission. |
FIGURE 6 This image shows the strength of the magnetic field on the surface of the sun, taken February 22nd, 1999 (same day as Figure 5). Black areas represent strong `N' fields, while white areas represent strong `S' fields. Green/Blue areas represent areas on the surface of the Sun which do not show very strong magnetic fields. |