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The following images come from the archives of the Astronomy Picture of the Day site over the last four years.
Active Regions, CMEs, and X-Class Flares
Active Regions, CMEs...
June 8, 2000
Solar Sail
Solar Sail
May 26, 2000
Light Bridges on the Sun
Light Bridges...
May 22, 2000
An Aurora Before the Storm
Aurora Before Storm
May 19, 2000
Planets in the Sun
Planets in the Sun
May 5, 2000
Blue Marble 2000
Blue Marble 2000
April 20, 2000
Aurora in Red and Yellow
Aurora in Red...
April 10, 2000
A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence
Eruptive Prominence
April 3, 2000
Planet Earth from TIROS 1: First TV Image
Earth from TIROS 1
April 1, 2000
Sun Storm: A Coronal Mass Ejection
Sun Storm
March 9, 2000
The Comets of SOHO
The Comets of SOHO
February 25, 2000
Sunspot Seething
Sunspot Seething
February 23, 2000
Brown Sun Bubbling
Brown Sun Bubbling
January 10, 2000
Solar Moss
Solar Moss
December 27, 1999
Unusual Aurora During Solar Wind Dropout
Unusual Aurora...
December 23, 1999
Mercury and the Sun
Mercury and the Sun
November 19, 1999
Aurora Through a Moonlit Sky
Aurora Through...
November 2, 1999
Follow the Spots
Follow the Spots
October 21, 1999
Earth's Magnetic North Pole
Earth's Magnetic...
October 19, 1999
The Big Corona
The Big Corona
September 15, 1999
Sundogs over the VLA
Sundogs over the VLA
August 23, 1999
At the Sun's Edge
At the Sun's Edge
August 20, 1999
Light from the Dark Sun
Light from the Dark Sun
August 19, 1999
Sun Block
Sun Block
August 18, 1999
A Crescent Sunrise
A Crescent Sunrise
August 17, 1999
Eclipse in the Shade
Eclipse in the Shade
August 13, 1999
A Total Eclipse for Europe
Total Eclipse for Europe
August 10, 1999
Solar Surfin'
Solar Surfin'
July 16, 1999
Eruptive Prominence
Eruptive Prominence
July 8, 1999
A Sun Pillar
A Sun Pillar
July 6, 1999
Sprite Fireworks
Sprite Fireworks
June 16, 1999
The Sun Oscillates
The Sun Oscillates
June 15, 1999
Solar Shock Wave
Solar Shock Wave
April 30, 1999
Sigmoids Predict Solar Eruptions
Sigmoids Predict Solar...
March 16, 1999
A Spiral Sunspot
A Spiral Sunspot
February 4, 1999
Perihelion Sun
Perihelion Sun
January 11, 1999
Solstice Sun in Soft X-Rays
Solstice Sun in Soft...
December 21, 1998
The Case of the Missing Aurora
The Case of the Missing..
October 21, 1998
Io Aurora
Io Aurora
October 16, 1998
A Sunspot Up Close
A Sunspot Up Close
October 5, 1998
Autumn and the Active Sun
Autumn and the Active...
September 23, 1998
A Colorful Aurora
A Colorful Aurora
September 1, 1998
An Annular Eclipse of the Sun
An Annular Eclipse of...
August 24, 1998
SOHO Composite:  Coronal Mass Ejection
SOHO Composite:  CME
August 20, 1998
Sun Dance
Sun Dance
August 11, 1998
Solar Magnetic Bananas
Solar Magnetic Bananas
June 29, 1998
An Active Region of the Sun
An Active Region of...
June 16, 1998
SOHO's Twin Sungrazers
SOHO's Twin Sungrazers
June 11, 1998
Neutrinos in the Sun
Neutrinos in the Sun
June 5, 1998
Solar Flares Cause Sun Quakes
Solar Flares Cause...
June 1, 1998
A Seemingly Square Sun
A Seemingly Square Sun
May 26, 1998
TRACE and the Active Sun
TRACE and the Active...
May 15, 1998
Skylab over Earth
Skylab over Earth
May 10, 1998
Aurora at Midnight
Aurora at Midnight
May 5, 1998
Tornadoes on the Sun
Tornadoes on the Sun
April 29, 1998
The Sun Changes
The Sun Changes
April 13, 1998
A Total Eclipse of the Sun
A Total Eclipse of the...
March 11, 1998
Aurora over Alaska
Aurora over Alaska
March 4, 1998
Saturnian Aurora
Saturnian Aurora
January 9, 1998
Ancient Monument to the Sun
Ancient Monument...
December 17, 1997
Escape from the Sun
Escape from the Sun
November 20, 1997
The Magnetic Carpet of the Sun
The Magnetic Carpet...
November 6, 1997
Rafting for Solar Neutrinos
Rafting for Solar...
October 28, 1997
Erupting Sun
Erupting Sun
September 18, 1997
A Green Flash from the Sun
A Green Flash from the...
September 9, 1997
Rivers in the Sun
Rivers in the Sun
September 4, 1997
A Partial Eclipse in Southern Skies
A Partial Eclipse in...
September 3, 1997
Dark Sky, Bright Sun
Dark Sky, Bright Sun
September 2, 1997
A Fleeting Eclipse
A Fleeting Eclipse
August 27, 1997
An Auroral Ring on Jupiter
An Auroral Ring on...
June 9, 1997
Solar Storm Causes X-Ray Aurora
Solar Storm Causes X...
April 18, 1997
The Sun Puffs
The Sun Puffs
April 11, 1997
A Complete Aurora
A Complete Aurora
April 2, 1997
Solar Wind and Milky Way
Solar Wind and Milky...
March 4, 1997
Sungrazer
Sungrazer
February 26, 1997
A Wind from the Sun
A Wind from the Sun
February 17, 1997
Sunspots:  Magnetic Depressions
Sunspots:  Magnetic...
January 13, 1997
Grey Sun Seething
Grey Sun Seething
January 8, 1997
Red Sun Streaming
Red Sun Streaming
January 7, 1997
Blue Sun Glaring
Blue Sun Glaring
January 6, 1997
Aurora over Circle, Alaska
Aurora over Circle, AK
January 1, 1997
X-Ray Earth
X-Ray Earth
December 30, 1996
The Sun and Winter Solstice 1996
Sun and Winter Solstice
December 21, 1996
A Solar Corona Ejection
A Solar Corona Ejection
November 8, 1996
Jupiter's Auroras
Jupiter's Auroras
October 18, 1996
The Ecliptic Plane
The Ecliptic Plane
September 21, 1996
The Sun Flares
The Sun Flares
September 16, 1996
Driving to the Sun
Driving to the Sun
July 27, 1996
Apollo Sunrise
Apollo Sunrise
June 20, 1996
Aurora: Curtains in the Sky
Aurora: Curtains in the...
June 19, 1996
Ultraviolet Earth
Ultraviolet Earth
June 10, 1996
Aurora Crowns the Earth
Aurora Crowns the Earth
May 27, 1996
The Iron Sun
The Iron Sun
May 21, 1996
Helios Helium
Helios Helium
May 20, 1996
The Sun Today
The Sun Today
May 18, 1996
Comet Hyakutake and Solar Flare
Comet Hyakutake and...
May 17, 1996
Southern Lights and Shuttle Glow
Southern Lights and...
May 6, 1996
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
November 17, 1995
Aurora and Orion
Aurora and Orion
November 14, 1995
Blue Jet Lightning
Blue Jet Lightning
November 12, 1995
Red Sprite Lightning
Red Sprite Lightning
November 11, 1995
Aurora Astern
Aurora Astern
October 26, 1995
Painting with Solar Neutrons
Painting With Solar...
October 25, 1995
A Total Solar Eclipse
A Total Solar Eclipse
October 24, 1995
The Sun Spews X-Rays
The Sun Spews X-Rays
October 4, 1995
 

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