X-rays blast from a solar flare (VIDEO)
Caption
The evolution of X-ray emission during the M7.7 class solar flare recorded by Solar Orbiter in high resolution on 30 September 2024. The coloured contours outline the X-ray source regions detected by the mission’s X-ray Spectrometer/Telescope (STIX) instrument at the measured levels indicated in the key, superposed on top of the images recorded by the mission’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI).
Credit
ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI & STIX Teams
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