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  • Released Thursday, February 19, 2015
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 11749
For more than five years, a NASA spacecraft has recorded the sun’s every move.

For more than five years, a NASA spacecraft has recorded the sun’s every move.

See some highlights of the solar views captured by SDO since 2010 in this video.

Each day SDO takes thousands of images that show how solar material sways and sometimes erupts in the sun’s atmosphere.

Each day SDO takes thousands of images that show how solar material sways and sometimes erupts in the sun’s atmosphere.

SDO monitors giant magnetic fields that soar through the sun to record changes in solar activity.

SDO monitors giant magnetic fields that soar through the sun to record changes in solar activity.

Since its launch, SDO has captured more than 200 million images of the sun.

Since its launch, SDO has captured more than 200 million images of the sun.

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See NASA.gov

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Cover image courtesy of NASA/SDO/Pesnell

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