Over a six-hour period on April 21, 2015, NASA's Solar Dyanmics Observatory (SDO) observed a wing-like prominence eruption. SDO views the sun in various wavelegnths of the extreme ultravoilet, including 171 (shown in gold) and 304 (shown in orange) angstroms.
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GSFC_20150501_SDO_m11864_Phoenix
Date Created
May 1, 2015
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GSFC
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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