Sun  ID: 14240

November 6, 2022 M5.2 Solar Flare

Released on November 8, 2022
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This video of the November 6th M5.2 solar flare shows the Sun in 171 angstrom light. It covers the time period from 6:48pm EST to 8:48pm EST.

Credit: NASA/SDO

On November 6, 2022 the Sun emitted a magnitude M5.2 flare that peaked at 7:11 pm EST. The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the event in extreme ultraviolet light which reveals the delicate structure of the Sun's lower atmosphere, called the corona.
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This animated GIF shows a closeup of the November 6th M5.2 solar flare captured by SDO in 171 angstrom light.

Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

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Still of the Nov. 6th M5.2 solar flare captured by SDO in 131 angstrom light. This wavelength highlights hot, flaring regions and shows the flare in the upper left corner of the Sun.

Credit: NASA/SDO

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Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
SVS >> Space Weather
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
SVS >> Corona
NASA Science >> Sun

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0