A Partial Eclipse of an Active Sun

There are three things to watch in this video. Look for a dark circle to approach from the right to block out the sun. The video was made for the partial solar eclipse last week. There is a large solar prominence hovering over the Sun. It is possible to see that part of it is falling back to the sun. The prominence is made of hot plasma that is temporarily held aloft by the Sun. The Sun's edge is going to change. There is a carpet of hot gas tubes going through the Sun's chromoosphere. Although the Sun is expected to last another 5 billion years, the entire time-lapse video only lasts about ten minutes.