NASA Sees Sun's Curly-Q Filament Blast (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Sees Sun's Curly-Q Filament Blast

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A solar filament erupted in the shape of a twisted arch over a three-hour period (Feb. 4, 2015) with most of it falling back into the sun. The activity in the lower corona was caught in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. Filaments are elongated clouds of particles suspended above the sun's surface by magnetic forces. They are notoriously unstable.

More information: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/potw597-curly-q-filament-blast/#.VNklOy5dtD4

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Credit: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory

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