The Sun, last 24 hours

One frame every 5 minutes from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, rebuilt every 3 hours. The time printed on each frame is when it was taken, in UTC.

AIA 171. Newest frame 2026-10-19 05:45 UTC. 288 frames. Details (JSON)
AIA 304. Newest frame 2026-10-19 05:45 UTC. 288 frames. Details (JSON)

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