The M7 Flare of October 2, 2014, seen from SDO

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In this 171 ångstrom image, the group of coronal loops on the lower right of the solar limb launches a stream of plasma.

Just before solar rotation carries it over the solar limb (as seen from SDO), an active region launches an impressive M7 flare (lower right limb). A large amount of solar plasma is also launched into space and we observe some of the material falling back onto the Sun.

In this 131 ångstrom image, the lower right solar limb brightens with the eruption of the M7 flare.

In this sequence from th 304 ångstrom filter of ionized helium, we more of the plasma expelled by the M7 flare.

Full resolution 4Kx4K imagery for the 304 ångstrom filter.

Full resolution 4Kx4K imagery for the 304 ångstrom filter.

Full resolution 4Kx4K imagery for the 171 ångstrom filter

Full resolution 4Kx4K imagery for the 171 ångstrom filter

Full resolution 4Kx4K imagery for the 131 ångstrom filter

Full resolution 4Kx4K imagery for the 131 ångstrom filter

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

This page was originally published on Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT.

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