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Image: C3-class solar flare erupts on Sept. 8, 2010
This is a snapshot of the prominence. Credit: NASA/SDO
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This is a snapshot of the prominence. Credit: NASA/SDO
Just as sunspot 1105 was turning away from Earth on Sept. 8, the active region erupted, producing a C3-class solar flare (peak @ 2330 UT) and a fantastic prominence.
Just as sunspot 1105 was turning away from Earth on Sept. 8, the active region erupted, producing a solar flare and a fantastic prominence. The eruption also hurled a bright coronal mass ejection into space. The eruption was not directed toward any planets.Just as sunspot 1105 was turning away from Earth on Sept. 8, the active region erupted, producing a C3-class solar flare (peak @ 2330 UT) and a fantastic prominence. This is a three color closeup of the activity taken by Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO). The accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME) was not directed toward any planets.