"Stunning Video Captures Giant Solar Plasma Eruption"

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured incredible footage of a gigantic solar prominence on Feb. 22, 2022, as it blasted a large coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. The prominence, a large loop of plasma flowing along twisted magnetic fields on the sun's surface, appeared so tall that dozens of Earths could fit inside it. Claro's high-resolution solar movie, comprising around 2 hours and 15 minutes, was captured from the Dark Sky® Alqueva region of Portugal. With a total solar eclipse approaching on April 8, 2024, he advises taking precautions when photographing the sun, emphasizing the danger of looking directly at it without the right equipment.