The first images of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) released on April 21, 2010. Launched February 11, 2010, SDO is the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the Sun and its dynamic behavior. The spacecraft can produce images with clarity ten times better than high definition television and provide more comprehensive science data faster than any solar observing spacecraft in history. SDO will help scientists study solar activity to improve forecasts of how the Sun's weather affects Earth.
Video credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO/AIA/HMI
Note: This video is a concatenation of a number of different still images and video clips of the Sun from the first light images taken by SDO back in late March 2010. The original photos and videos can be found on the SDO First Light Briefing page.
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