NASA SDO - Incandescent Sun

This video takes SDO images and applies additional processing to enhance the structures visible. While there is no scientific value to this processing, it does result in a beautiful, new way of looking at the sun.

The original frames are in the 171 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet. This wavelength shows plasma in the solar atmosphere, called the corona, that is around 600,000 Kelvin.

The loops represent plasma held in place by magnetic fields. They are concentrated in "active regions" where the magnetic fields are the strongest. These active regions usually appear in visible light as sunspots. The events in this video represent 24 hours of activity on September 25, 2011.

Credit: NASA SDO

[mrericsully]

Thank you for sharing. My wife, who often takes no interest in the science videos I watch, loves the SDO footage and has told me several times that she could watch it all day. Aesthetic data is great!

[ANALUZ]

LA VERDAD LO ENCUENTRO SIMPLEMENTE MARAVILLOSO!!ESPECTACULAR, ESA ES NUESTRA NATURALEZA!!! DIVINA!!MUY BELLO!!!

[joanlicelotte]

A beautiful new way of looking at the sun

[ssbf]

This is just incredible, I've never seen such detail before. It would be neat to have a little graphic of the earth next to the sun to get a good idea of how huge some of those ejections are.
Now I'm off to watch more of your videos!

[Magoonski]

I know that all of you have better things to do at NASA but it would be great if you made an hour long relaxation video of this. Also, what music are you using?

[antipax]

Hi, what's the music in this video please? Thank you.

[Apothtolith]

what is the name of the video? please someone inlight me!

[rg]

You guys are really making my sun funnel look lame.
Stop it.

[qantumsupersymetry]

And you still like sunbathing ? Really ?