A Sun-Flower From SOHO
With a little help from digital imagery, this beautiful shot from SOHO shows a real sun-flower.
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There was something about this bright coronal mass ejection (cropped but un-retouched) on 27 february 2002 that suggested the splash of color found in a flower petal, especially when copied into a circular pattern.
Add an extreme ultraviolet image of the Sun (same day) as the centerpiece and it suggests a recreation of oneness in the Universe.
Or, as the English poet William Blake wrote, "all the world in a grain of sand".
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