Eruption

NASA SDO – Filament Eruption and Solar Flare, August 1, 2010

November 1st, 2010

On August 1, 2010, the sun produced a complex event, or really a set of events. At approximately 8:55 UT a large filament on the northwest of the sun erupted and at nearly the same time in sunspot active region   … Read more

Huge Solar Prominence Eruption

April 25th, 2010

The STEREO (Ahead) spacecraft caught this spectacular eruptive prominence in extreme UV light as it blasted away from the Sun (Apr. 12-13, 2010). This was certainly among the largest prominence eruptions seen by either the STEREO or SOHO missions. The   … Read more

Solar Prominence Eruption – 30 hour sun storm – September 26 – 27, 2009

March 12th, 2010

“The twin STEREO spacecraft (called Behind and Ahead denoting their relative positions in space), now almost 120 degrees apart, captured this large and dramatic prominence eruption over about a 30-hour period between Sept. 26-27, 2009. Prominences, called filaments when they   … Read more