Monster Prominences with an Earth Eclipse (September 16, 2012)

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On September 16, 2012 the sun had a beautiful prominence (see Wikipedia) that slowly twisted and dissipated over several hours. It was captured in 304 angstrom light by the Solar Dynamics Observatory's AIA instrument at 4k resolution and 12s imaging cadence. The prominence was immediately followed by one of the many eclipses that SDO experiences during September, when its orbit places the Earth between it and the sun.

An HD movie of the prominences and eclipse.

Full colorized 4Kx4K frames of SDO data.

Full colorized 4Kx4K frames of SDO data.

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

This page was originally published on Monday, February 11, 2013.
This page was last updated on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM EST.

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