NASA’s SDO Captures Stunning 4K View of April 17 Solar Flare
On April 17, 2016, an active region on the sun’s right side released a mid-level solar flare, captured here by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. This solar flare caused moderate radio blackouts, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Scientists study active regions – which are areas of intense magnetism – to better understand why they sometimes erupt with such flares. This video was captured in several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light, a type of light that is typically invisible to our eyes, but is color-coded in SDO images for easy viewing.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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- Genna Duberstein (USRA)
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- Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Editor
- Genna Duberstein (USRA)
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Writer
- Sarah Frazier (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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This page was originally published on Tuesday, April 26, 2016.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT.
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