Incredible Solar Flare, Prominence Eruption and CME Event (171 angstroms)

This movie is generated from imagery collected by the NSO GONG network of solar observatories. It is not time-synchronized to the related observations by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). On June 7, 2011, an M-2 flare occurred on the Sun which released a very large coronal mass ejection (CME). This view filtered for the hydrogen-alpha spectral line is collected from ground-based observatories operated by the National Solar Observatory (NSO). This view is provided as a comparison to how dramatic the event appears in extreme ultraviolet light, as seen in 3838 (304 ngstroms), presented a much less impressive event. This movie is generated by the raw 2Kx2K imagery. Frames are available as sequentially numbered or time-stamp in file name.

These movies present the six hour interval around the event, a one minute per animation frame. On June 7, 2011, an M-2 flare occurred on the Sun which released a very large coronal mass ejection (CME). In this view in visible light seen by the SDO/HMI instrument, we can t even see the event. This view is provided as a comparison to how dramatic the event appears in extreme ultraviolet light, as seen in 3838 (304 ngstroms), presented a much less impressive event. These are 4Kx4K frames with coded colors.

April 21, 2012 marks the two-year anniversary of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) First Light press conference, where NASA revealed the first images taken by the spacecraft. This video highlights just some of the amazing events witnessed in SDO s second year. For complete transcript, click here.

Hot plasma leaps from the sun in stunning HD. Viewing the event at multiple wavelengths reveals plasma of different temperatures in the solar eruption. At 4096 by 4096 pixels, SDO takes some of the largest images of the sun that the world plasma (dark green) rises in the solar atmosphere. Earth is shown in approximate scale to a previous solar eruption that took place on Mar. 30, 2010. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/dark-fireworks.html)

On June 7, 2011, an M-2 flare occurred on the Sun which released a very large coronal mass ejection (CME). Much of the ejected material is much cooler (less than about 80,000K) and therefore appears dark against the brighter solar disk.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 ngstroms). These movies present the six hour interval around the event, a one minute per animation frame. These are 4Kx4K frames with coded colors. Hyperwall files

On June 7, 2011, an M-2 flare occurred on the Sun which released a very large coronal mass ejection (CME). Much of the ejected material is much cooler (less than about 80,000K) and therefore appears dark against the brighter solar disk.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 ngstroms). These movies present the six hour interval around the event, a one minute per animation frame. These are 4Kx4K frames with coded colors. Hyperwall files

On June 7, 2011, an M-2 flare occurred on the Sun which released a very large coronal mass ejection (CME). At this wavelength, very little of the ejected material is visible. However, it is possible to see locations where some of the material is falling back and striking the solar surface.This image sequence is captured at one minute intervals and designed to play synchronously with animations 3839 (171 ngstroms). These movies present the six hour interval around the event, a one minute per animation frame. These are 4Kx4K frames with coded colors. Hyperwall files