Long-duration solar flare generates massive CME

An M3-class solar flare that lasted about 3 hours created a massive coronal mass ejection on June 13, 2022. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the fireworks.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/ESA/SOHO/helioviewer.org | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)

Music: Whispering Wind by Ethan Sloan / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com


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