The Sun popped off an M-Class (moderate level) flare on Sept. 25, 2011 that sent a plume of plasma out above the Sun, but a good portion of it appeared to fall back towards the active region that launched it. The activity in the video clip, seen in extreme ultraviolet light, covers just 3 hours. With an image every minute, every nuance of graceful motion can be observed in wonderful detail. The bright flash shows the flare itself erupting. Since this event, this active region has been the source of several large flares and many lesser ones that have caused geo-effective storms on Earth as it has rotated around towards facing us.
Credit: NASA SDO
Wow! Very cool.
GetJesse 5 months ago
i am amazed with the speed the mass seems (dependend on cameraspeed) is moving away from the sun
ikbenharm 5 months ago
LOL Thanks
miki49com 5 months ago
Acording to GOES XRay Flux we had another M1 today....
Catsscratchfever 5 months ago
sooooooo interesting konwledg
ceferalvarezvallejo 5 months ago