The Fast X4 Flare from February 2014

  • Released Wednesday, February 11, 2015
  • Updated Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8:54AM
  • ID: 4125
The Sun launches a fast X-ray flare in late February 2014 and is seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The eruption sends a bright ribbon of plasma off the limb of the Sun.

The X-flare eruption seen in the SDO/AIA 13.1nm filter.

The X-flare eruption seen in the SDO/AIA 17.1nm filter.

The X-flare eruption seen in the SDO/AIA 30.4nm filter.

The X-flare eruption seen in the SDO/AIA 160.0nm filter.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, the SDO Science Team, and the Virtual Solar Observatory.

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SDO AIA 131 (A.K.A. 131 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER

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SDO AIA 1600 (A.K.A. 1600 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER

Dataset can be found at: http://jsoc.stanford.edu/

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SDO AIA 171 (A.K.A. 171 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER

Dataset can be found at: http://jsoc.stanford.edu/

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SDO AIA 304 (A.K.A. 304 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER

Dataset can be found at: http://jsoc.stanford.edu/

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