Sun  ID: 4065

The X-Class Flare of January 2014

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on February 11, 2014
Early January of 2014 saw one of the largest sunspot groups of solar cycle 24 and some X-class flares near the center of the solar disk from active region AR 11943. These flares launched a few small coronal mass ejections towards the Earth.
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At the ultraviolet wavelength of 160 nm, we see an image which still resembles the view in visible light, but with the faculae surrounding the sunspots more visible. The flare appears like a bright arc from the regions.
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At the wavelength of the helium ion at 30.4 nm, magnetic loops around the active region are far more visible and we see streams of plasma moving around the region before and after the flare.
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4Kx4K full resolution frames. At the wavelength of the helium ion at 30.4 nm, magnetic loops around the active region are far more visible and we see streams of plasma moving around the region before and after the flare.
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4Kx4K full resolution frames. At the ultraviolet wavelength of 160 nm, we see an image which still resembles the view in visible light, but with the faculae surrounding the sunspots more visible. The flare appears like a bright arc from the regions.
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The sunspot group in visible light.
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4Kx4K full resolution frames in visible light.

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
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Mission:
SDO

Data Used:
SDO/AIA/304 Filter also referred to as: AIA 304
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2014-01-07T17:00 - 2014-01-07T22:00
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SDO/AIA/1600 Filter also referred to as: AIA 1600
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2014-01-07T17:00 - 2014-01-07T22:00
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Solar Dynamics Observatory: Year 4

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Ultraviolet
SVS >> Space Weather
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
SVS >> Corona
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Coronal Mass Ejections
SVS >> Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> Far Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> EUV Imaging
SVS >> FUV Imaging

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0