NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory image of a solar flare (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory image of a solar flare

Caption

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the lower right portion of the image– at 9:35 p.m. EST on April 19, 2022. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and is colorized in SDO channel color blue.

Credit

Credit: NASA/SDO

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