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Solar shock wave (a kind of) generated by solar flares. Images acquired by Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN) in H-alpha (656.3 nm). Credit: NSO/AURA/NSF and USAF Research Laboratory. The images were assembled in a GIF animation and their resolution was reduced by Huygens 25 12:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC).

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Description	A moreton wave animation
Source	Based on materials from http://www.nso.edu/press/tsunami/, self-aggregated into a GIF animation with The Gimp
Date	2006-12-06
Author	NSO/AURA/NSF and USAF Research Laboratory
Permission (Reusing this image)	"Use the pictures so long as you give us a credit line. [...] So long as the use is educational [...] and we get a credit line, use the images."

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   == Fair use for Moreton_wave ==
   The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use as:
   # it is a scientifically significant photo of a solar phenomenon;
   # it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality)
   # the photo is only being used for informational purposes.
   # Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the phenomenon depicted in this article and how it has a significant impact on the Sun to the general public. Huygens 25 12:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

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current	12:45, 17 December 2006	96×96 (34 KB)	Huygens 25 (Talk \| contribs)	(Solar shockwave (a kind of) generated by solar flares. Images acquired by [http://nsosp.nso.edu/ospan/ Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN)] in H-alpha (656.3 nm). Credit: NSO/AURA/NSF and USAF Research Laboratory. The images were assembled in a G)