SDO: Produced Videos

On May 14, 2024, the Sun emitted a strong solar flare. This solar flare is the largest of Solar Cycle 25 and is classified as an X8.7 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation, or light, on the Sun. Flares are our solar system’s most powerful explosive events. Light only takes about 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth, so that’s how long it would take the energy from a flare to reach our planet. Stronger solar flares — those rated class M5 or above — can have impacts on technology that depends on Earth’s ionosphere (our electrically charged upper atmosphere), like high-frequency radio used for navigation and GPS.NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured these images of the flare, which peaked at 12:51 p.m. ET on May 14. The X8.7 flare appears on the lower right edge of the Sun. (A small eruption appears afterward in the upper left.) SDO sees the Sun in more than 10 distinct wavelengths of light, showing solar material at different temperatures. Different wavelengths are shown in this video to highlight different features of the flare.Music credit: “Ethereal Mirrorscape” from the album Reflections written and produced by Lars LeonhardWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001.jpg (3840x2160) [3.0 MB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_print.jpg (1024x576) [342.3 KB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_searchweb.png (320x180) [75.1 KB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_web.png (320x180) [75.1 KB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_thm.png (80x40) [6.1 KB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_ProRes_Outro.webm (3840x2160) [20.4 MB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_Good_Outro.mp4 (3840x2160) [175.9 MB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_ProRes_Outro.mov (3840x2160) [4.2 GB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_YouTube_Outro.mp4 (3840x2160) [673.0 MB] ||

Produced VideoWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music Credit: “Halos” from the album Burning Clouds. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard. https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/halos || 14588_FlareRecap_thumbnail.jpg (1280x720) [205.8 KB] || 14588FlareRecapCaptions.en_US.srt [1.5 KB] || 14588FlareRecapCaptions.en_US.vtt [1.4 KB] || 14588_FlareRecap_ProRes.mov [3.2 GB] || 14588_FlareRecap_X.mp4 [138.1 MB] || 14588_FlareRecap_YT.mp4 [337.5 MB] ||

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spotted three X-class flares on the Sun between February 21 and 22, 2024. Watch this video to see what those events looked like in several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that SDO captures. The video opens with quick shots of the three flares in different wavelength blends. The first is a blend of 131 and 171-angstrom-light imagery, the second is 171 and 304, and the last is 171 and 1600. Each wavelength highlights different temperature plasma and reveals different layers and features of the Sun. 131 angstrom light shows both the extremely hot plasma of flares (6-10 million Kelvin) and cooler plasma (400,000 Kelvin). Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDOMusic: "Serene Reverie" from the album Reflections. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || February_Triple_Play_Still_print.jpg (1024x576) [166.0 KB] || February_Triple_Play_Still.jpg (3840x2160) [2.1 MB] || February_Triple_Play_Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [100.7 KB] || February_Triple_Play_Still_thm.png (80x40) [8.0 KB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_1080.webm (1920x1080) [26.0 MB] || Flare_Triple_Play_Captions.en_US.srt [811 bytes] || Flare_Triple_Play_Captions.en_US.vtt [772 bytes] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [405.7 MB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_1080_small.mp4 (1920x1080) [166.7 MB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_ProRes_3840x2160.mov (3840x2160) [14.2 GB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_4k_25mbps.mp4 (3840x2160) [670.9 MB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_4k_50mbps.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.3 GB] ||

This 133-day time lapse of the Sun at 17.1nm shows brilliant active regions, dynamic loops of plasma and numerous solar eruptions.Music (in order): Concave Hexagon, Heptagon, Tetrahedron, Triangular Prism, Square-based Pyramid, Irregular Quadrilateral, Equilateral Triangle, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron, all from "Geometric Shapes" written and produced by Lars Leonhard.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDOWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available.Video Descriptive Text available. || 133DaysontheSun_StillSept15_print.jpg (1024x576) [134.4 KB] || 133DaysontheSun_StillSept15.png (3840x2160) [25.3 MB] || 133DaysontheSun_StillSept15.jpg (3840x2160) [1.1 MB] || 133DaysontheSun_StillSept15_searchweb.png (320x180) [74.6 KB] || 133DaysontheSun_StillSept15_thm.png (80x40) [6.8 KB] || 14263_133_Days_on_the_Sun_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [4.3 GB] || 14263_133_Days_on_the_Sun_1080.webm (1920x1080) [470.3 MB] || 14263_133_Days_on_the_Sun_ProRes_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [156.8 GB] || 14263_133_Days_on_the_Sun_4k_100mbps.mp4 (3840x2160) [41.5 GB] || 14263_133_Days_on_the_Sun_4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [10.5 GB] || 133_Days-on_the_Sun_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [2.5 KB] || 133_Days-on_the_Sun_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [2.6 KB] ||

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spotted 11 significant flares on the Sun from August 12-18, 2022. Here's what that looked like at 171 angstroms, one of the wavelengths of light that SDO captures.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDOMusic: "Rhombus" from Geometric Shapes. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || Flare_Week_Still_1_print.jpg (1024x576) [359.4 KB] || Flare_Week_Still_1.jpg (3840x2160) [2.6 MB] || Flare_Week_Still_1_searchweb.png (320x180) [77.4 KB] || Flare_Week_Still_1_thm.png (80x40) [6.3 KB] || 14202_Flare_Week_August2022_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [359.6 MB] || 14202_Flare_Week_August2022_1080.webm (1920x1080) [25.0 MB] || 14202_Flare_Week_August2022_ProRes_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [12.1 GB] || 14202_Flare_Week_August2022_4k_best.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.1 GB] || 14202_Flare_Week_August2022_4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [453.5 MB] || 14202_Flare_Week_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [2.2 KB] || 14202_Flare_Week_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [2.2 KB] ||

These videos are designed to accompany live orchestral performances. For more information and inquiries about their use, please contact Scott Wiessinger at scott.wiessinger@nasa.gov. ||

Short video of the X1.5 flare emitted by the Sun on May 10, 2022 and captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory in three wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that highlight different temperatures and features of the Sun's atmosphere, the corona.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDOMusic: "Examples" from Universal Production MusicComplete transcript available. || May102022_X1pt5Flare_171-131-304.jpg (1920x1080) [979.2 KB] || May102022_X1pt5Flare_171-131-304_searchweb.png (320x180) [55.6 KB] || May102022_X1pt5Flare_171-131-304_thm.png (80x40) [4.4 KB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [829.3 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_Best_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [138.6 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [57.0 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.webm (1920x1080) [5.6 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [547 bytes] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [560 bytes] ||

Brighter than a shimmering ghost, faster than the flick of a black cat’s tail, the Sun cast a spell in our direction, just in time for Halloween. This imagery captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory covers a busy few days of activity between Oct. 25-28 that ended with a significant solar flare. From late afternoon Oct. 25 through mid-morning Oct. 26, an active region on the left limb of the Sun flickered with a series of small flares and petal-like eruptions of solar material. Meanwhile, the Sun was sporting more active regions at its lower center, directly facing Earth. On Oct. 28, the biggest of these released a significant flare, which peaked at 11:35 a.m. EDT. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDOMusic: "Immersion" from Above and Below. Written and produced by Lars LeonhardWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || ActiveOctober_Still.jpg (1920x1080) [956.2 KB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [2.4 GB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_1080_Best.mp4 (1920x1080) [436.2 MB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [188.1 MB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_1080_Best.webm (1920x1080) [19.7 MB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [574 bytes] || 13982_ActiveOctober_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [587 bytes] ||

The Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, spacecraft was launched on Feb. 11, 2010, and began collecting science data a few months later. With two imaging instruments – the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly and the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager, which were designed in concert to provide complementary views of the Sun – SDO sees the Sun in more than 10 distinct wavelengths of light, showing solar material at different temperatures. SDO also measures the Sun’s magnetic field and the motion of solar material at its surface, and, using a technique called helioseismology, allows scientists to probe deep into the Sun's interior, where the Sun’s complex magnetic fields sprout from. And with more than a decade of observation under its belt, SDO has provided scientists with hundreds of millions of images of our star. ||

Find out more about the Sun on social media @NASASun and online at www.nasa.gov/sunearrthQuick link to associated B-R0LLQuick link to canned interview with DR. ALEX YOUNGQuick link to canned interview in Spanish with YAIRESKA COLLADO-VEGA || sdo_banner.jpg (1480x594) [580.7 KB] || sdo_banner_print.jpg (1024x410) [368.9 KB] || sdo_banner_searchweb.png (320x180) [112.7 KB] || sdo_banner_thm.png (80x40) [25.4 KB] ||

The U.S. Postal Service illuminates the light and warmth of our nearest star by highlighting these stunning images of the Sun on stamps. These images come from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, a spacecraft launched in February 2010 to keep a constant watch on the Sun.The Sun is the only star that humans are able to observe in great detail, making it a vital source of information about the universe. The Solar Dynamics Observatory lets us see the Sun in wavelengths of ultraviolet light that would otherwise be invisible to our eyes. Each black-and-white image is colorized to the bright hues seen here.The stamps highlight different features on the Sun that help scientists learn about how our star works and how its constantly churning magnetic fields create the solar activity we see. Sunspots, coronal holes and coronal loops, for example, can reveal how those magnetic fields dance through the Sun and its atmosphere. Observing plasma blasts and solar flares can help us better understand and mitigate the impact of such eruptions on technology in space.The Sun Science stamps are being issued as Forever stamps, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price. ||

Short video showing the solar flare and subsequent prominence eruption and "arcade" of loops.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDOMusic: "Beautiful Awesome" from Universal Production MusicWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || Anemone_Eruption_131-171_Blend.jpg (1920x1080) [281.9 KB] || Anemone_Eruption_131-171_Blend_searchweb.png (180x320) [78.6 KB] || Anemone_Eruption_131-171_Blend_thm.png (80x40) [6.6 KB] || 13778_Anemone_Eruption_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [2.0 GB] || 13778_Anemone_Eruption_Best_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [718.2 MB] || 13778_Anemone_Eruption_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [220.6 MB] || 13778_Anemone_Eruption_Best_1080.webm (1920x1080) [16.0 MB] || AnemoneEruption_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [500 bytes] || AnemoneEruption_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [513 bytes] ||

VIDEO IN ENGLISH Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.The Sun is stirring from its latest slumber. As sunspots and flares, signs of a new solar cycle, bubble from the Sun’s surface, scientists are anticipating a flurry of solar activity over the next few years. Roughly every 11 years, at the height of this cycle, the Sun’s magnetic poles flip—on Earth, that’d be like the North and South Poles’ swapping places every decade—and the Sun transitions from sluggish to active and stormy. At its quietest, the Sun is at solar minimum; during solar maximum, the Sun blazes with bright flares and solar eruptions. In this video, view the Sun's disk from our space telescopes as it transitions from minimum to maximum in the solar cycle.Music credit: "Observance" by Andrew Michael Britton [PRS], David Stephen Goldsmith [PRS] from Universal Production Music || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_YouTube.01410_print.jpg (1024x576) [68.8 KB] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_YouTube.01410_searchweb.png (320x180) [35.9 KB] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_YouTube.01410_web.png (320x180) [35.9 KB] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_YouTube.01410_thm.png (80x40) [3.8 KB] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_Twitter.mp4 (1920x1080) [21.2 MB] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_YouTube.webm (1920x1080) [11.0 MB] || SolarCycleAsSeenFromSpace.en_US.srt [630 bytes] || SolarCycleAsSeenFromSpace.en_US.vtt [641 bytes] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_Facebook.mp4 (1920x1080) [115.2 MB] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_Prores.mov (1920x1080) [1.3 GB] || 13716_SolarCycleFromSpace_YouTube.mp4 (1920x1080) [153.6 MB] ||

This 10-year time lapse of the Sun at 17.1nm shows the rise and fall of the solar cycle and notable events, like transiting planets and solar eruptions. Music: "Solar Observer" written and produced for this video by Lars Leonhard.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDOWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || SDO_Year10_Poster_1080.png (1920x1080) [7.5 MB] || SDO_Year10_Poster_1080.jpg (1920x1080) [519.0 KB] || SDO_Year10_Poster_4k.jpg (3840x2160) [972.4 KB] || SDO_Year10_Poster_4k.png (3840x2160) [27.2 MB] || SDO_10_Year_Sun_1080_15mbps.mp4 (1920x1080) [6.5 GB] || SDO_Year_10_FINAL_720FB.mp4 (1280x720) [7.3 GB] || SDO_10_Year_Sun_1080_15mbps.webm (1920x1080) [482.2 MB] || SDO_10_Year_Sun_ProRes_3840x2160_24.mov (3840x2160) [191.6 GB] || SDO_10_Year_Sun_4k_100mbps.mp4 (3840x2160) [42.9 GB] || SDO_10_Year_Sun_4k_20mbps.mp4 (3840x2160) [8.7 GB] || SDO_10_Year_Sun_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [2.7 KB] || SDO_10_Year_Sun_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [2.8 KB] ||

Capturing an image in ten different wavelengths of light every 12 seconds, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — has provided an unprecedentedly clear picture of how massive explosions on the Sun grow and erupt ever since its launch on Feb. 11, 2010. The imagery is also captivating, allowing one to watch the constant ballet of solar material through the Sun's atmosphere, the corona. This year marks the tenth anniversary of SDO's launch and the start of its decade watching the Sun.Music: "Encompass" from Universal Production MusicWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || PROMO_FINAL.00_01_04_08.Still001.jpg (1920x1080) [489.9 KB] || PROMO_FINAL.00_01_04_08.Still001_searchweb.png (320x180) [80.6 KB] || PROMO_FINAL.00_01_04_08.Still001_thm.png (80x40) [6.0 KB] || SDO_10th_Promo_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [981.6 MB] || SDO_10th_Promo_Best_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [363.3 MB] || SDO_10th_Promo_Good_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [141.7 MB] || SDO_10th_Promo_Best_1080.webm (1920x1080) [10.2 MB] || SDO_10th_Promo_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [820 bytes] || SDO_10th_Promo_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [833 bytes] ||

Complete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music Credit: Light Hearted Angst by Dewey Dellay || ReconnThumb.jpg (1920x1080) [156.1 KB] || ReconnThumb_searchweb.png (320x180) [100.6 KB] || ReconnThumb_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || ForcedReconnV2_Twitter.mp4 (1920x1080) [29.6 MB] || ForcedReconnV2.webm (1920x1080) [14.8 MB] || ForcedReconnV2.en_US.srt [2.6 KB] || ForcedReconnV2.en_US.vtt [2.6 KB] || ForcedReconnV2.mov (1920x1080) [1.7 GB] || ForcedReconnV2.mp4 (1920x1080) [134.9 MB] || ForcedReconnV2_FB.mp4 (1920x1080) [155.5 MB] || ForcedReconnV2_YouTube.mp4 (1920x1080) [207.3 MB] ||

Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music Credit: Frosted Lace by Matthew Charles Gilbert DavidsonComplete transcript available. || thumbnail.transit.jpg (1920x1080) [939.8 KB] || thumbnail.transit_searchweb.png (320x180) [79.8 KB] || thumbnail.transit_thm.png (80x40) [5.9 KB] || 13425.Mercury.transit2019V3_1Twitter1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [19.4 MB] || 13425.Mercury.transit2019V34kMASTER.webm (3840x2160) [5.4 MB] || 13425.en_US.srt [785 bytes] || 13425.en_US.vtt [798 bytes] || 13425.Mercury.transit2019V3_1YouTube1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [138.7 MB] || 13425.Mercury.transit2019V34kMASTER.mov (3840x2160) [4.1 GB] || 13425.Mercury.transit2019V3_1APR4k.mov (3840x2160) [8.2 GB] || 13425.Mercury.transit2019V3_1YouTube4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [343.1 MB] ||

3 NASA Satellite Recreate Solar Eruption in 3-DUsing data from three different satellites, scientists have developed new models that recreate, in 3-D, CMEs and shocks, separately. This movie illustrates the recreation of a CME and shock that erupted from the Sun on March 7, 2011. The pink lines show the CME structure and the yellow lines show the structure of the shock - a side effect of the CME that can spark space weather events around Earth.Scientists: Ryun Kwon (George Mason University), Angelos Vourlidas (The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)Image credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/GMU/APL/Joy NgWatch this video on the NASA.gov Video YouTube channel.Find this feature on NASA.gov. || 3DCME.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [77.7 KB] || 3DCME.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [52.1 KB] || 3DCME.00001_web.png (320x180) [52.1 KB] || 3DCME.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.3 KB] || PRORES_B-ROLL_12890_3DCME_prores.mov (1280x720) [218.7 MB] || 3DCME_Prores.mov (1920x1080) [416.9 MB] || 3DCME.mp4 (1920x1080) [44.6 MB] || 12890_3DCME_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [24.5 MB] || NASA_TV_12890_3DCME.mpeg (1280x720) [102.5 MB] || LARGE_MP4_12890_3DCME_large.mp4 (1920x1080) [31.2 MB] || 3DCME.webm (1920x1080) [3.1 MB] || GSFC_20180309_CME_m12890_3DCME.en_US.vtt [64 bytes] || 12890_3DCME_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [7.2 MB] ||

A team of scientists —led by Laura Hayes, a solar physicist who splits her time between NASA Goddard and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland— investigated a connection between solar flares and Earth’s atmosphere. They discovered pulses in the electrified layer of the atmosphere—called the ionosphere—mirrored X-ray oscillations during a July 24, 2016 flare. Music: "Good Chat" by Richard Anthony D Pike on Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || flarefluxthumb.jpg (1920x1080) [846.0 KB] || flarefluxthumb_searchweb.png (320x180) [85.6 KB] || flarefluxthumb_thm.png (80x40) [6.6 KB] || flarefluxthumb_web.png (320x180) [85.6 KB] || 12640_Flare_Flux_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [950.0 MB] || 12640_Flare_Flux-Best.mov (1920x1080) [142.7 MB] || 12640_Flare_Flux-Good.m4v (1920x1080) [69.0 MB] || 12640_Flare_Flux-Compatible.m4v (960x540) [25.4 MB] || 12640_Flare_Flux-Compatible.webm (960x540) [7.2 MB] || 12640_Flare_Flux_9.en_US.srt [1.2 KB] || 12640_Flare_Flux_9.en_US.vtt [1.2 KB] ||

Short video showing the sequence of M and X flares starting on September 4, 2017 and culminating with an X9.3 flare — the largest of the solar cycle.Music: "Networked" from Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || SDO_Flare_Still_3.jpg (1920x1080) [326.8 KB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [2.9 GB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_H264_Best_1080.mov (1920x1080) [1.1 GB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_H264_Good_1080.m4v (1920x1080) [223.8 MB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_Compatible.m4v (960x540) [90.1 MB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_Compatible.webm (960x540) [23.8 MB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [2.4 KB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [2.3 KB] ||

On Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse passed over North America. People throughout the continent experienced a partial solar eclipse, and a total solar eclipse passed over a narrow swath of land stretching from Oregon to South Carolina, called the path of totality. NASA and its partner’s satellites had a unique vantage point to watch the eclipse. Several Sun-watching satellites were in a position to see the Moon cross in front of the Sun, while many Earth-observing satellites – and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which typically images the Moon’s landscape – captured images of the Moon’s shadow on Earth’s surface. See more and download content at https://go.nasa.gov/2x7b8kf ||

A movie of the Aug 21, 2017 lunar transit as viewed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO.) The Sun appears in visible light, and 171 ångstrom extreme ultraviolet light. The movie shows the Sun moving a bit because SDO has a hard time keeping the Sun centered in the image during a transit, because the Moon blocks so much light. The fine guidance systems on the SDO instruments need to see the whole Sun in order keep the images centered from exposure to exposure. Once the transit was over, the fine guidance systems started back up, once again providing steady images of the Sun.Credit: NASA/SDOWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || SDO_Eclipse_Transit_Still.jpg (3840x2160) [1.4 MB] || SDO_Eclipse_Transit_Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [70.6 KB] || SDO_Eclipse_Transit_Still_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || 12688_SDO_Eclipse_Transit_H264_1080.mov (1920x1080) [126.4 MB] || 12688_SDO_Eclipse_Transit_H264_1080.webm (1920x1080) [4.6 MB] || 12688_SDO_Eclipse_Transit_ProRes_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [2.7 GB] || 12688_SDO_Eclipse_Transit_H264_best_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [378.1 MB] ||

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Video depicting the trio of solar flares witnessed by SDO in early April 2017. Music credit: A Waltz into Darkness by Joseph BennieComplete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_youtube_hq.01880_print.jpg (1024x576) [194.4 KB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3.mov (1920x1080) [1.4 GB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285.mpeg (1280x720) [332.4 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [49.1 MB] || PRORES_B-ROLL_12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_prores.mov (1280x720) [715.1 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_youtube_hq.mov (1920x1080) [603.9 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_youtube_hq.webm (1920x1080) [11.0 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [49.1 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares.en_US.srt [880 bytes] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares.en_US.vtt [892 bytes] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [17.2 MB] ||

The Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has now captured nearly seven years worth of ultra-high resolution solar footage. This time lapse shows that full run from two of SDO's instruments. The large orange sun is visible light captured by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager, or HMI. The smaller golden sun is extreme ultraviolet light from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, or AIA, and reveals some of the sun's atmosphere, the corona. Both appear at one frame every 12 hours. SDO's nearly unbroken run is now long enough to watch the rise and fall of the current solar cycle. The graph of solar activity shows the sunspot number, a measurement based on the number of individual spots and the number of sunspot groups. In this case, the line represents a smoothed 26-day average to more clearly show the overall trend.Music: "Web of Intrigue" from Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || SDO_Year7_Graph_Still.jpg (3840x2160) [1.2 MB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_Good_H264_1080.m4v (1920x1080) [239.0 MB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_1080.mov (1920x1080) [366.0 MB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_FINAL_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [142.4 MB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_Compatible.m4v (960x540) [98.1 MB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_FINAL_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [142.5 MB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_Compatible.webm (960x540) [24.9 MB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_ProRes_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [12.1 GB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_FINAL_youtube_hq.mov (3840x2160) [6.8 GB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7-Good_H264_4K.m4v (3840x2160) [1.1 GB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_H264_4K.mov (3840x2160) [474.8 MB] || WMV_12500_SDO_Year_7_FINAL_HD.wmv (3840x2160) [2.2 GB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [1.4 KB] || 12500_SDO_Year_7_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [1.4 KB] ||

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4K time-lapse of the 2016 Mercury Transit. || transit4k.jpg (1280x720) [82.5 KB] || transit4k_searchweb.png (320x180) [88.1 KB] || transit4k_thm.png (80x40) [16.6 KB] || 12268_4kMercuryTransit.webm (1080x568) [5.6 MB] || 4kMercuryTransit.webm (4096x2160) [12.3 MB] || 4kMercuryTransit.en_US.srt [754 bytes] || 4kMercuryTransit.en_US.vtt [767 bytes] || 12268_4kMercuryTransit.mov (4096x2160) [5.4 GB] || 4kMercuryTransit.mp4 (4096x2160) [115.9 MB] ||

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The sun emitted three mid-level solar flares on July 22-23, 2016, the strongest peaking at 1:16 am EDT on July 23. The sun is currently in a period of low activity, moving toward what's called solar minimum when there are few to no solar eruptions – so these flares were the first large ones observed since April. They are categorized as mid-strength flares, substantially less intense than the most powerful solar flares. ||

This ultra-high definition (3840x2160) video shows the sun in the 171 angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. It covers a time period of January 2, 2015 to January 28, 2016 at a cadence of one frame every hour, or 24 frames per day. This timelapse is repeated with narration by solar scientist Nicholeen Viall and contains close-ups and annotations. 171 angstrom light highlights material around 600,000 Kelvin and shows features in the upper transition region and quiet corona of the sun. The video is available to download here at 59.94 frames per second, double the rate YouTube currently allows for UHD content. The music is titled "Tides" and is from Killer Tracks.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || SDO_Year6_HCblend_HD.png (1920x1080) [5.3 MB] || SDO_Year6_HCblend_HD.jpg (1920x1080) [545.9 KB] || SDO_Year6_HCblend_HD_print.jpg (1024x576) [179.5 KB] || SDO_Year6_HCblend_UHD.png (3840x2160) [19.7 MB] || SDO_Year6_HCblend_UHD.jpg (3840x2160) [1.2 MB] || SDO_Year6_HCblend_HD_searchweb.png (180x320) [59.6 KB] || SDO_Year6_HCblend_HD_thm.png (80x40) [4.8 KB] || 12144_SDO_Year_6_appletv.webm (1280x720) [50.5 MB] || SDO_Year_6_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [6.3 KB] || SDO_Year_6_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [6.3 KB] || 12144_SDO_Year_6_H264_Good_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [1.4 GB] || 12144_SDO_Year_6_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [241.9 MB] || 12144_SDO_Year_6_appletv_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [242.1 MB] || 12144_SDO_Year_6_ProRes_3840x2160_5994.mov (3840x2160) [50.3 GB] || 12144_SDO_Year_6_H264_Good_3840x2160_5994.mov (3840x2160) [10.2 GB] || 12144_SDO_Year_6_H264_Good_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [9.1 GB] ||