Medium-sized (M-class) Flare 
An active region that had only produced minor flares finally let loose with a medium-sized flare (Apr. 17-18, 2016). The video clip of the flare and its aftermath covers about 5 hours of activity. The outburst sent a cloud of radiation and plasma into space. Flares are brief but intense solar storms seen here (in a blend of two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light) as a short series of bright white flashes followed by slinky-like arches near the SunÕs surface that show the magnetic field reorganizing itself. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.
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Movies
- Mflare_combo_big.mp4 - mp4
- Mflare_combo_sm.mp4 - mp4