Watch the transit of Mercury across the face of the sun!!
You can watch the transit of Mercury across the face of the sun below. Compared to the size of the sun the planet is just a tiny speck…sort of what we…
Category Archives: Solar Video
Solar Video Shows Five X Class Flares in October 2014
This Video shows five X class solar from Oct. 19-27, 2014 — This is the largest active region seen on the sun since 1990, including the five X-class flares that erupted…
Video of Twisting M7.3 Solar Flare
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 3:01 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2, 2014. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun 24-hours a day, captured images of…
Unusual Square Coronal hole on the Sun – Video
An unusual coronal hole, almost square in its shape, was spotted on the sun (May 5-7, 2014). A coronal hole is an area where high-speed solar wind streams into space. It…
Video of near X Class Solar Flare March 13, 2014
The Sun unleashed a M-9.3 flare, just short of an X class (the largest) from an active region right at the Sun’s edge (Mar. 12-13, 2014). The bright flash is…
January 2014 Video, A month in the life of the Sun
Video Credit: SDO, NASA; Digital Composition: Kevin Gill (Apoapsys) This video was compiled using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) during the month of January 2014. The large image on the left shows the…
Dark Plasma Burst From Sun – Video
A dark clump of plasma rose up above the Sun, then twisted and spun about before it broke away and dissipated (Dec. 16-17, 2013). You can see the effect…
UPDATE – Comet ISON May have Survived! – Video
Reports of the demise of ISON may have bee pre-mature! When the comet did not reappear as expected NASA and the astronomical community thought it had evaporated after it;s close…
