Name: Som ET - 81 - Sun - Large filaments appear off the limb of the Sun
Uploaded: 2023-12-19T04:37:08+00:00
Duration: 3 min 41 s
Description: Several impressive filament eruptions leading up to an M 8.7 Flare at Active Region 13234 - February 27-28, 2023 Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) operates in a geosynchronous orbit around Earth to obt

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Several impressive filament eruptions leading up to an M 8.7 Flare at Active Region 13234 - February 27-28, 2023

Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) operates in a geosynchronous orbit around Earth to obtain a continuous view of the Sun. The particular instrument in this visualization records imagery in the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum at wavelengths normally absorbed by Earth's atmosphere - so we need to observe them from space.

NASA Images: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a005000/a005084/frames/4096x4096_1x1_30p/AIA304-Frames.PSF/