Solar Loops and Eruptions - October 8, 2024

  • Released Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) operates in a geosynchronous orbit around Earth to obtain a continuous view of the Sun. The particular instrument in this visualization records imagery in the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum at wavelengths normally absorbed by Earth's atmosphere - so we need to observe them from space.

Here is fourteen hours of continuous solar observation through the 304 ångstrom filter of SDO/AIA which allows us to see a number of slower-evolving features such as the steady group of coronal loops on the right limb, and loads of other wispy structures all around the limb. In addition, there are some more transient events:

  • A bright eruption on the right limb at 01:51 TAI
  • In the lower right quadrant of the disk, a dark filament lifts off starting around 03:35 TAI and launching by 05:36 TAI.
  • A pulsing stream of bright plasma erupts off the right limb about 06:50 TAI and continues for some time later.

The point-spread function correction (PSF) has been applied to all this imagery.

Staring at the Sun for fourteen hours using the 304 ångstrom filter of SDO/AIA, we see a variety of solar phenomena, from plasma eruptions to filament launches.

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Time slates for the movie above, for custom compositing. Make sure to match the event and frame tag for the SDO frames you are using.

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This page was originally published on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
This page was last updated on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM EDT.

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