Solar prominence eruption on January 10, 2013

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Source: The Watchers - 1/12/12, by Chillymanjaro

NASA’s SDO recorded a beautiful solar prominence eruption  just beyond the eastern limb on January 10, 2013. Related posts: Large prominence eruption and C8.4 solar flare – November 16, 2012 At 07:51 UTC, November 16, 2012 a C1.4 solar flare peaked from Active Region 1613. About the same time, a large solar prominence was observed off the Sun’s eastern limb. Prominence produced Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), however it does not appear to be Earth directed. Both events can be seen in SDO movie attached below.   A prominence is a large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun’s surface, often in a loop shape. Movie credit: NASA/SDO and the...

 

NASA’s SDO recorded a beautiful solar prominence eruption  just beyond the eastern limb on January 10, 2013.

 

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