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Thursday, 12 February 2015

VIDEO: SPECTACULAR TIME-LAPSE OF 5 YEARS OF SUN EXPLOSIONS


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SDO: Year 5
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NASA Goddard, 11 February 2015.

February 11, 2015 marks five years in space for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which provides incredibly detailed images of the whole sun 24 hours a day. Capturing an image more than once per second, SDO has provided an unprecedentedly clear picture of how massive explosions on the sun grow and erupt ever since its launch on Feb. 11, 2010. The imagery is also captivating, allowing one to watch the constant ballet of solar material through the sun's atmosphere, the corona.

In honour of SDO's fifth anniversary, NASA has released a video showcasing highlights from the last five years of sun watching. Watch the movie to see giant clouds of solar material hurled out into space, the dance of giant loops hovering in the corona, and huge sunspots growing and shrinking on the sun's surface.


More information at NASA Goddard Media Studios.

Top image credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre/SDO’s video screen capture.

[Source: NASA Goddard / YouTube. Top image added.]

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