Incredible Solar Flare, Prominence Eruption and CME Event (304 angstroms)
- Visualizations by:
- Tom Bridgman
- Scientific consulting by:
- William D. Pesnell
- Produced by:
- Scott Wiessinger
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Material which does not reach solar escape velocity can be seen falling back and striking the solar surface, sometimes triggering smaller events.
This image sequence is captured at one minute intervals and designed to play synchronously with animations 3839 (171 Ångstroms), 3840 (211 Ångstroms) and 3841 (1700 Ångstroms).
Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Animator
- Tom Bridgman (GST) [Lead]
Scientist
- William D. Pesnell (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Producer
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle) [Lead]
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SDO AIA 304 (A.K.A. 304 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
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