December 4, 2014: M6 Flare as Seen by Solar Dynamics Observatory & GOES

  • Released Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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SDO 131 angstrom visual with overlaid plot of GOES X-ray flux during the time span.

This visualization is another experiment combining two datasets, the imaging capability of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the X-ray flux measurments of the GOES satellite. It is focussed on the December 4, 2014 M6 flare.

The GOES satellite X-ray detector has defined the standard for classifying solar flares (see Classifying Solar Eruptions).

4Kx4K SDO Quick-Look imagery at 5 minute cadence using the 131 angstrom filter and standard color table.

Full plot of the GOES X-ray flux measurement during the M6 flare.

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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio, the SDO Science Team, and the Virtual Solar Observatory.

This page was originally published on Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT.

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