Magical-Looking Eruption Connects Sunspots | Video

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 09:30 in Astronomy & Space

Looking through ultraviolet filters - a beautiful filament erupting from the Sun's surface can be magnificent, even mystical. On August 4th, 2012, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspots AR1538 and AR1540 sharing super-heated plasma.

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