December 2014 Sparkling X-Flare from Solar Dynamics Observatory

  • Released Wednesday, February 11, 2015
  • Updated Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 1:00PM
  • ID: 4267

A view of the X-flare in the 131 angstrom filter.

In the latter half of December 2014, the Sun erupted with an X-flare that launched a number of bright flashes in succession over a period of several hours.

A view of the X-flare in the 171 angstrome filter.

4Kx4K frames of the X-flare in the 171angstrom filter.

4Kx4K frames of the X-flare in the 171angstrom filter.

4Kx4K frames of the X-flare in the 131 angstrom filter.

4Kx4K frames of the X-flare in the 131 angstrom filter.

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SDO AIA 131 (A.K.A. 131 Filter) (Collected with the AIA sensor)
JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER 2014-12-19T22:30 - 2014-12-20T07:00

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 2014-12-19T22:30 - 2014-12-20T07:00

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

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