Solar Flares

These four images are combined radio-optical images of a large solar flare that occurred on 17 June 1989. The red-orange background images are optical images (H-Alpha) and the superimposed contours show radio emission as seen with the VLA at a wavelength of 4.9 GHz. The four images are from four different times during the event, showing the progression toward maximum radio emission (bottom right). This soft X-ray flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection.

Legacy Astronomical Images

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Legacy Astronomical Image

Sun

A. Kiplinger (H-alpha), T. Bastian (VLA)

Very Large Array (VLA)

1989-07-17

continuum

C

6 cm

5.0 GHz

RA 25:0:0.000, Dec: 0:0:0.000 (J2000)

0.030000 x 0.030000 degrees

Solar System Series

Sun Unit