The sun let out another flare and the photos are stunning

[Judi Lynn]

By Tereza Pultarova published 3 days ago

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographs the sun with 10 times the resolution of high-definition television.



This colorized image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory space telescope shows a powerful solar flare blasting from the sun on March 31, 2022. (Image credit: NASA)

NASA's orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory captured yet another solar flare blasting from the same overactive sunspot that triggered radio blackouts and stunning aurora displays on Earth earlier this week.

The spacecraft, which watches Earth's parent star from 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the planet's surface, captured the flare, classified as a medium-strength type M, on Thursday (March 31) at 2:35 p.m. EDT (1835 GMT).

The Solar Dynamics Observatory images the sun's entire disk across a range of wavelengths every ten seconds, providing pictures with a resolution 10 times higher than that of high-definition television, according to NASA. This colorized image in particular shows the flare in the extreme ultraviolet part of the spectrum that highlights its high temperature.

An M-class flare is a fairly powerful flare, a sudden release of electromagnetic radiation from the sun that travels at the speed of light. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ranked the Thursday flare as M9.6, meaning it was not too far from becoming the strongest type, X-class. The flare caused a moderate radio blackout as it hit Earth, NOAA said in the statement.

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1. Sunfarts! That's what they are!

Sun farts....spectacular...