As Seen by SDO: The Carrington-Class CME of 2012

While SDO did not have a direct view of the region which launched the large coronal mass ejection (CME) of July 23, 2012, it still managed to catch a glimpse of the solar plasma as it launched into space.

This view from AIA shows the 304 angstrom filter.

Credit:

NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio, the SDO Science Team, and the Virtual Solar Observatory with:
Tom Bridgman (GST): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
Joe Gurman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Laurence Schuler (ADNET): Project Support
Ian Jones (ADNET): Project Support