File:Sun Releases Two Strong Flares on February 21 and 22 (SVS14533 - SDO Feb 21 Flare2307UTC 1500 EarthScale).jpg

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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the upper right – on Feb. 21, 2024.

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English: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the upper right – on Feb. 21, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light that highlight the plasma loops in the corona, tinted yellow, and the extremely hot material in flares, tinted blue, respectively. A scale image of Earth is added to show the size of the flaring region. Credit: NASA/SDO
Date 22 February 2024 (upload date)
Source Sun Releases Two Strong Flares on February 21 and 22.
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Scott Wiessinger
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Solar Dynamics Observatory; Space Weather; Corona; SDO; Heliophysics; Solar Flares

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