Sun Emits X9.0 Flare on October 3, 2024
Several video views of October 3rd's X9-class solar flare, the most powerful of this solar cycle, featuring two different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light captured by NASA’ Solar Dynamics Observatory.
AIA 171 (colorized here in gold) shows solar material at just over 1 million degrees Fahrenheit. AIA 131 (colorized here in red) shows solar material at up to a blistering 18 million degrees Fahrenheit.
Credit:NASA/SDO
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 8:18 a.m. ET on Oct. 3, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured imagery of the event.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this imagery of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The imagery shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The still and video show 131 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light which highlights the extremely hot plasma of the flare. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The stills and video show 171 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light which highlights the loop structures of hot plasma. Credit: NASA/SDO
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 03, 2024. The image shows 193 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO
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