AR 11520 flares from behind the limb - 20/07/2012

Yesterday early morning, AR 11520, having rotated behind the west limb, erupted and released an M7.7 flare.

The first picture shows the eruption and its extent.

SWAP Image - M7.7 flare eruption on Thursday 19/07; at 05:07

The second picture shows the formation of post-flare loops.

SWAP Image - M7.7 flare post-flare loops on Thursday 19/07; at 09:39 - still growing

Below is shown the GOES (red) and LYRA (blue/black) curves of yesterday 19th of July. The flare evolution is clearly visible.

LYRA/GOES Curves - M7.7-flare Thursday 19/07

The full movie of this occurrence can be seen below - it is a composite of AIA & SWAP data, generated in HelioViewer.

A HQ version of this movie can be found here