Synopsis
A new sunspot collided with an existing sunspot which built up a highly sheared magnetic configuration. This resulted in a solar flare on December 13, 2006. Note: This movie opens with a full solar disk view from SOHO/MDI and zooms into the high-spatial and temporal resolution view from the Hinode SOT G-band filter. Data Collected: 2006-12-13T01:03:00 - 2006-12-13T05:15:00. This work has been visible on: Appeared in the 'Wired Science' segment
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