Wispy 'Plasma Dancer' on the limb of the Sun

  • Released Thursday, May 17, 2012
  • Updated Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 9:12AM
  • ID: 3955

This movie actually exhibits a number of interesting solar phenomena.

The primary feature of interest was the whirrling tower of plasma on the lower right limb.



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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio


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SDO AIA 171 (A.K.A. 171 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER

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