How solar prominences vibrate
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Manuel Luna
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Image of the Sun from GONG telescopes network in Hα filter. Prominences are seen as dark filaments over the solar disk. The arrow indicates a prominence that oscillates. The diagram shows the horizontal velocity of the prominence. In the first phase of the oscillations, the velocity reaches the 60 km/s. The periodic motion persists during several hours. Credit: Manuel Luna (IAC).