NASA SDO - Venus and Coronal Loops

As we are almost halfway through the Venus Transit, here is a look at Venus through the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory AIA instrument. This is in 171 angstrom wavelength.


This channel is especially good at showing coronal loops - the arcs extending off of the Sun where plasma moves along magnetic field lines. The brightest spots seen here are locations where the magnetic field near the surface is exceptionally strong.

Credit: NASA SDO

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[sssdeecee]

Stunning!

This was an impossible view in 2004. I wonder what future people in 2115 will see the next transit.

To future Earthlings (or our alien masters): Do me a solid... if you see this message AND you have a time machine, could you please beam me images of what you see in your time.

Thanks a million!

[bolin auditore]

awesome:) you just got to love physics:)

[hjs000914]

헐ㅋㅋㅋ

[super mario]

سبحان الله 

[HUNRUSPWNZ]

because the whole transit was a scam to fullfill the fake-ass Mayan calendar prophecies

[wolftone1916]

Why is it I can see the line of the sun through venus as venus travels in front of it?

[santiago soria]

Photopaint

[Ryan Hyatt]

@eXcess0070 english is the most spoken language in the world. it will be a long time.

[Ryan Hyatt]

@RumlinV the atmosphere is to the planet as an apple's skin is to the apple. its VERY thin.

[hallutsinatsioon]

Why does Venus look transparent in 0:06-0:07?

[Andrés García Saravia Ortíz de Montellano]

It was amazing seeing it live yesterday! This is an awesome video and it was realeased (almost) in real time with as the transit went.