NASA, Graceful Eruption

A midlevel flare, an erupted from the sun on April 2, 2014, peaking at 10:05 a. m. EDT. This video from NASA s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the flare in a blend of two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light: 171 Angstroms and 304 Angstroms, colorized in yellow and red, respectively. The music is 9th Sense Reloaded, from This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: Like our videos Subscribe to NASA s Goddard Shorts HD podcast: