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 SDO 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.

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[Pokepunk]

NASA's pullin out all these 4k vids.

im here watching in 240p gotta love my internet

[OllinWilliams]

It helps to put things in perspective, when we small beings on this small planet, can see such a stunning explosion of raw power, and know that it was considered a "medium sized" event of this nature.

[nathanvoboril]

this is honestly among the coolest stuff i have ever seen online.

[maxwellmiller]

♫♫♫Here comes the sun, doo doo doo doo, Here comes the sun and I say, it's

[VM-SG]

Song name is Collide by Gregg Lehrma it's on Killer Tracks just search Gregg Lehrman you'll find it unfortunately it's only available for "professional use..."

[luvelylia]

This is amazing I've always been interested in Solar Flares

[OGWishborn]

That is simply amazing and awe inspiring.

[FireWaia]

Absolutely beautiful and a perfect job showcasing the wonders of space.

[roidroid]

Has anyone got a 4K projector, and just has an entire wall in a room dedicated to displaying these gigantic sun animations 24/7?

[ryanjohnson]

Are these time-lapse videos? What does a flare look like in real time? Pretty slow I imagine?

[RejectedInch]

Superb, scary, fashinating....out of reach and yet what we can't avoid. Superb choice of OST as well.

[TheAlistrawberry]

the nice music we're listening to is called Collide, and it's by Gregg Lehrman on the KillerTracks catalog.

thanks to @NASA Goddard (comment below)

[TryTheBLT]

Is this actual footage from the solar observatory or is this a computer animation/simulation? The image is so crisp and detailed that it doesn't look real - it looks like CGI.

[user]

Videos like this never include a time scale. Did this occur in under two minutes or is it a time lapse? It could have happened over minutes, hours, days, or weeks. Knowing this would change the perspective entirely.

[mjray]

im to believe thats 93 million miles away and such stunning detail while fitting the entire sun in the picture, please

[aryankalra]

Unpredictable :o...nice work as always Nasa..

[MrJdsenior]

Absolutely stunning vid quality. Thks for upload.

[Synper]

You can't use an awesome post-rock track and then not give the details on the artist/track/album ;)

Great work, as always.

[craiggerlach]

Be nice to have a 'live' stream in 4k or 8k available that zooms into activity areas. I would buy a new 4K just to watch it 24/7 ...

[hievieandallan]

That was i can't describe it I've always been interested in space