Tuesday, May 05, 2015

NASA | Phoenix Prominence Eruption

Phoenix Prominence Eruption


Over a six-hour period on April 21, 2015, NASA's Solar Dyanmics Observatory (SDO) observed a wing-like prominence eruption. SDO views the sun in various wavelengths of the extreme ultravoilet, including 171 (shown in gold) and 304 (shown in orange) angstroms.


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