As Seen by SDO: The Carrington-Class CME of 2012

While SDO did not have a direct view of the region which launched the large coronal mass ejection (CME) of July 23, 2012, it still managed to catch a glimpse of the solar plasma as it launched into space. This view from AIA shows the 304 angstrom filter. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, the SDO Science Team, and the Virtual Solar Observatory with: Tom Bridgman (GST): Lead Animator Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer Joe Gurman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Laurence Schuler (ADNET): Project Support Ian Jones (ADNET): Project Support This visualization is public domain and can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at