File:The Sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory - 20100819.jpg

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Description	English: The Sun photographed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). This is a false-colour image of the Sun observed in the extreme ultraviolet region of the spectrum. For a similar image, see this. Français: Le Soleil photographié depuis le Solar Dynamics Observatory de la NASA. Les couleurs sont fausses, puisque la photo est prise dans les régions de l'ultraviolet extrême (du spectre électromagnétique) . Русский: Фотография Солнца в ультрафиолетовом участке спектра, изображённая в «ложных цветах». Получена Обсерваторией солнечной динамики. Українська: Фотографія Сонця, отримана Обсерваторією сонячної динаміки.
Date	19 August 2010, 00:32:21
Source	NASA/SDO (AIA).
Author	NASA/SDO (AIA).

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English: The Sun photographed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

Dansk: Solen fotograferet ved Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) i NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory.

English: The Sun photographed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

Español: El Sol fotografiado por el Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) del Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) de la NASA.

Français : Le Soleil photographié depuis le Solar Dynamics Observatory de la NASA. Les couleurs sont fausses, puisque la photo est prise dans les régions de l'ultraviolet extrême (du spectre électromagnétique)

Magyar: A NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory napfigyelő műholdjának légköri képalkotó műszeregyüttese (Atmospheric Imaging Assembly) által készített képe a Napról

Italiano: Il Sole fotografato dall'Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) del Solar Dynamics Observatory della NASA.

日本語: NASAのソーラー・ダイナミクス・オブザーバトリー (SDO) のアトモスフェリック・イメージング・アセンブリ (AIA 304) によって撮影された太陽。

한국어: NASA의 태양 역학 관측소(SDO)의 대기 이미징 어셈블리(AIA 304)에 의해 찍힌 태양 사진.

Nederlands: De Zon, gefotografeerd door de Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) van NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

Română: Soarele fotografiat de către Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) al Observatorului Dinamicii Solare al NASA.

Русский: Фотография солнца, сделанная в Обсерватории солнечной динамики

Українська: Сонце сфотографоване атмосферним агрегатом отримання зображень (Atmospheric Imaging Assembly) космічного апарата NASA Обсерваторія сонячної динаміки. Це неправдиво-кольорове зображення Сонця в найбільш короткохвильовій частині ультрафіолетової області спектра.

中文（简体）‎: NASA 太阳动力学天文台大气成像组件拍摄的太阳照片。

中文（繁體）‎: 此圖為太陽動力學天文台的大氣成像組件拍攝之太陽照片。

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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time	14:49, 24 August 2010
Colour space	Uncalibrated
Image height	4,044 px
Image width	3,860 px
Date and time of digitizing	17:13, 18 August 2010
Date metadata was last modified	10:49, 24 August 2010

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