A beautiful prominence eruption shot off the east limb (left
side) of the sun on Monday, April 16, 2012. Such eruptions are
often associated with solar flares, and in this case an M1 class
(medium-sized) flare did occur at the same time, though it was
not aimed toward Earth. This event was seen by NASA’s SDO
satellite. View a video of this event:
www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/7084820027 Image Source:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6938834194/in/photostream/