SDO: Pick of the Week (2012 Jul 03)

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Flaring Active Region

Active Region 1514 just could not contain itself as it popped off over a dozen flashes, minor eruptions, and flares over almost two days (June 27-29, 2012). There is a larger blast near the end of the video clip. The jerking of the Sun also near the end was caused by some calibration testing by the spacecraft. We'll be keeping a close eye on this one as it rotates more towards facing Earth.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

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Double Plumes

Two prominences erupted out from the Sun with a day of each other (June 17-18, 2012) as seen by NASA's SDO in extreme UV light. These were not major storms, but very photogenic events. Such eruptions occur quite frequently, though they are usually smaller and hard to see unless they are in profile, like these are.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

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Sunspot Trio

Over the past two weeks we have been watching since the Active Region 1504 appeared on the eastern limb of the Sun and formed into a trio of large sunspots. They released several M-class (medium) solar flares while moving across the Earth facing side of the Sun. As they are moving towards the western limb of the Sun, we are getting one good last look at these beautiful sunspots. This was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

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