Sympathetic solar flare! 4 regions on Sun erupt at nearly the same time

Three sunspots and a magnetic filament on the sun erupted at nearly the same time on April 23, 2024. This phenomena is known as a “sympathetic solar flare.“ NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: Credit: | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / | edited by [Steve Spaleta]()