August 31, 2012 Magnificent CME

The sun's greatest hits as captured by the Solar Dynamic Observatory from February 2012 to February 2013. Music: Mistake (Davide Rossi Re-Work - Instrumental) courtesy of Moby Gratis.For complete transcript, click here. Blended 131 angstrom and 171 angstrom images of July 19, 2012 flare and CME. Blended images in 304 and 171 angstrom wavelength light of August 31, 2012 prominence eruption and CME. December 31, 2012 prominence in 304 angstrom light. On Feb. 11, 2010, NASA launched an unprecedented solar observatory into space. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) flew up on an Atlas V rocket, carrying instruments that scientists hoped would revolutionize observations of the sun. If all went according to plan, SDO would provide incredibly high-resolution data of the entire solar disk almost as quickly as once a second. When the science team released its first images in April of 2010, SDO's data exceeded everyone's hopes and expectations, providing stunningly detailed views of the sun. In the three years since then, SDO's images have continued to show breathtaking pictures and movies of eruptive events on the sun. Such imagery is more than just pretty, they are the very data that scientists study. By highlighting different wavelengths of light, scientists can track how material on the sun moves. Such movement, in turn, holds clues as to what causes these giant explosions, which, when Earth-directed, can disrupt technology in space. SDO is the first mission in a NASA's Living With a Star program, the goal of which is to develop the scientific understanding necessary to address those aspects of the sun-Earth system that directly affect our lives and society. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. built, operates, and manages the SDO spacecraft for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C.SDO: Year One here.SDO: Year 2 here.Information about the individual clips used in this video is here.Watch this video on YouTube. For More InformationSee [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/sdo-year3.html](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/sdo-year3.html) Related pages

SDO movie at 171Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. High-Def version. SDO movie at 304Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. Hi-Def version. SDO movie at 131Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. High-Def version. SDO movie at 193Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. High-Def version. SDO movie at 211Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. High-Def version. SDO movie at 171Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. 1Kx1K movie & 4Kx4K frames. SDO movie at 304Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. 1Kx1K movie & 4Kx4K frames. SDO movie at 131Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. 1Kx1K movie & 4Kx4K frames. SDO movie at 193Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. 1Kx1K movie & 4Kx4K frames. SDO movie at 211Ångstroms of the filament eruption on August 31, 2012. 1Kx1K movie & 4Kx4K frames. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observed a large filament eruption on August 31, 2012. This visualization was generated using high time resolution (12 seconds) data from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). Two datasets are used, the SDO/AIA 304 Ångstrom wavelength (orange color table) and the 171 Ångstrom wavelength (gold color table). These are wavelengths in the ultraviolet band of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are not visible to the human eye or to ground-based telescopes so coded colors are used in presentation.It is the source material for "August 31, 2012 Magnificent CME" visualization. Related pages

Material hovering in the sun's atmosphere explodes with style. NASA's SDO and STEREO missions and the joint ESA/NASA SOHO mission each captured views of the eruption. Scientists observe the eruption in multiple wavelengths to see solar material at different temperatures. Material ejected from the sun dwarfs Earth (inserted above and shown to scale for comparison). Beautiful aurorae, as seen in this photo taken near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, filled the night sky on Sep. 3, 2012 as a result of the eruption. For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News090412-filament.html) Related pages