NASA SDO - Prominence & Flare, March 23, 2012 @LittleSDOHMI

NASA SDO - Prominence & Flare, March 23, 2012 @LittleSDOHMI

Uploaded March 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Within a very short time a beautiful prominence erupted on the upper western limb and a M1-class solar flare happened on the lower eastern limb.

Enjoy this beautiful view through various wavelengths of the AIA instrument on board NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Credit: NASA SDO

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