One Year Of the Sun | Time-Lapse Video

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) captures imagery in 3 different wavelengths - 171, 193 and 211 angstroms. Data from 2012 are here overlaid.

[christinearmington]

Fabulous to see the layers and bursts in fast motion. Thanks.

[TiborRoussou]

I would've been happy with the video, by itself. The Sax really compliments the footage, thanks : )

[KatrinaMess]

Since when is classic jazz elevator music? I thought it fit perfectly. And the footage is beautiful, the wavelengths used really illustrate what goes on with the Sun.

[EMuse]

What is the name of this jazz song ? Awesome !

[viniton]

Estou aprendendo isso ba escola e o canal de vcs estão me ajudando muuuito!

[andromr]

how many times the sun rotates on its axis in a period of a year?

[Quagigitymire]

Beautiful and astonishing look at our shinning star. It's amazing just how far we have come in our ability to see/study and understand the solar system and universe since Galileo Galileo first looked to the sky with the very first telescope. I become slightly annoyed by the many people who refuse to educate themselves in the importance of our space programs. Their very short sighed thought process always comes to claiming "what a waste of money" these studies are. Get ready Mars! We coming soon!

[DMeyer-ivrf]

How do you go on the toilet in space???

[PatrickCA]

365 i believe. I am a bit rusty since schools out.

[IndigoThoughts]

It hasn't used up all of the hydrogen at its core yet. At that time (in about 5 billion years), it will become a red giant.

[driver]

If you hear this in an elevator i bet your not on a perfect date. if your lucky enough to hear i livve, do a good job bussing tables.

[GlucoseYummy]

but it takes over billions of years to sun to orbit our galaxy?

[krazedgunner]

Thanks I was pretty stoned while watching this lol

[Primadonnacrayz]

I Laughed so hard when i relized the music is like from an elevator or something

[SpeedinHawk]

Really? That's the amount of days in a year.

[Quagigitymire]

We've had the technology & ability to send a manned mission to Mars for years, maybe a decade or longer. It won't be the technology holding us back from spreading out into the galaxy/universe & escaping the sun's red giant expansion destined to consume the earth whole.

I say this because like the Mars mission, the greatest obstacle facing our expansion into space will likely be the cost and will to make it happen. The generation who built it most likely won't be on it the day it leaves earth.

[mathewkraus]

Let's all believe this is real.. yay

[aMattes]

i see subliminal comercials for black paint :D