NASA Video - Huge Solar Flare Eruption on 7 June 2011

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For a report about the June 7 flare, please see http://www.ufoshock.com/the-sun-solar-flares-earth-spared-this-time-amazing-v... ...

MUSIC: "Rocking Horse" by Debbie Wiseman, album: ANW1551 - Piano and Electric Piano

Jun 7, 2011 - The Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare with a substantial coronal mass ejection (CME) on June 7 that is visually spectacular. The large cloud of particles mushroomed up and fell back down looking as if it covered an area of almost half the solar surface.

SDO observed the flare's peak at 1:41 AM EST. SDO recorded these images in extreme ultraviolet light and they show a very large explosion of cool gas. It is somewhat unique because at many places in the eruption there seems to be even cooler material -- at temperatures less than 80,000K.

When viewed in SOHO's coronagraphs, the event shows bright plasma and high-energy particles roaring from the Sun. This Earth-directed CME is moving at 1400 km/s according to NASA models. Due to its angle, however, effects on Earth should be fairly small. Nevertheless, it may generate space weather effects here on Earth [on Wednesday, June 8, 2011]..

Credit to NASA SDO

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  • What's the Sun up to I wonder? Doesn't seem that stable at all. That was a mega, mega gigantic explosion erupting thousands of miles into space. Incredible. The piano music was just wrong. Great vid though.

  • Our sun is beautiful, no wonder people worshiped it.

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  • @YarbroK Actually, the flare itself might take a couple days. It doesn't travel nearly as fast as light.

    If it does happen, know that you are not alone in remembering the song.

  • I Really Like The Video From Your that is visually spectacular. The large cloud of particles mushroomed up and fell back down looking as if it covered an area of almost half the solar surface.

  • Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing The large cloud of particles mushroomed up and fell back down looking as if it covered an area of almost half the solar surface.

  • check out my solar flare video from 2012. Its even BIGGER

  • NASA Video - Huge Solar Flare Eruption on 7 June 2011

  • @yodagreennutsack You're right. x

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