NASA's 4K View of April 17 Solar Flare

On April 17, 2016, an active region on the sun's right side released a mid-level solar flare, captured here by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This solar flare caused moderate radio blackouts, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Scientists study active regions - which are areas of intense magnetism - to better understand why they sometimes erupt with such flares. This video was captured in several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light, a type of light that is typically invisible to our eyes, but is color-coded in SPO images for easy viewing. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO/Genna Duberstein The music is Collide by Greg Lehrman in the KillerTracks catalog. This video is public domain and may be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/1zzz4 Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA's Goddard Shorts HD podcast: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/iTunes/f... Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard

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