Stunning Loops and Filaments on the Sun Today

by Nancy Atkinson on October 22, 2011

This video created with data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory is just absolutely and astoundingly beautiful, showing magnetic loops on the Sun earlier today (October 22, 2011). Via @TheSunToday Twitter feed, just watch how the magnetic loops jump, shimmer and coil back into the Sun, following a long duration M1 flare at about 1100 UTC.

Tagged as: Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), sun

Bob C.

Just Gorgeous! What a spectacular display!
Bob Clarke
Mississauga, ON
Anonymous

Fantastic video, I too was able to capture the same event please see link.

http://www.woolbrookobservatory.co.uk/prom22.html

Steve

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