April 30 2012 An Amazing Filament Eruption AR1465 HD

 

Solar activity is low, with only a smattering of minor C-class flares coming from a few 'active regions' scattered across the solar disk. An eruption from sunspot AR1465 on April 29th didn't even get off the ground. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the thwarted escape:
It was AR1465 vs. gravity, and gravity won.

Solar activity should remain low for the next 24 to 48 hours, with no more than a 1% chance of X-class solar flares. As the movie above shows, however, even a weak eruption on the sun is worth watching. Stay tuned for more.

Solar wind speed: 332.0 km/sec
X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C3 0738 UT Apr30
24-hr: C3 0738 UT Apr30
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