The Active Sun: Solar images taken on 5 June 2001
The Sun at its solar maximum. Each image shows the Sun at different wavelenghts, allowing different aspects of the Sun to be observed.

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(a) Soft X-rays (09:27) (b) Extreme ultraviolet (19:06)
(a) Soft X-rays (09:27)
Yohkoh/SXT
(b) Extreme ultraviolet (19:06) SOHO/EIT
(c) White light (15:59) (d) H-alpha (15:46) (e) Radio (04:04)
(c) White light (15:59)
Big Bear Observatory
(d) H-alpha (15:46)
Big Bear Observatory
(e) Radio (04:04)
Nobeyama Radio Observatory