What was this on AIA 171 at 6/29 05:37:22ish

[Strom]

it goes by so fast on the playback you can easily miss it.

 

[Sam Warfel]

9 minutes ago, Strom said:

it goes by so fast on the playback you can easily miss it.

 

That was the moon! It caused a solar eclipse for SDO today! An unusual but very cool event! You can even see the bumpy edge of the mountains on the moon. 

Edited June 29, 2022 by Orneno

[Solarflaretracker200]

Wow. That’s cool

[Bry]

Does that possibly mean anything flaring (at that time of eclipse) behind the moon on the sun might get missed on sdo? Do eclipses impact our ability to see for a moment?

[Sam Warfel]

18 minutes ago, Bry said:

Does that possibly mean anything flaring (at that time of eclipse) behind the moon on the sun might get missed on sdo? Do eclipses impact our ability to see for a moment?

Yes, if there was a flare in the portion of the sun that was eclipsed while it was eclipsed it could be missed. But eclipses are so rare and only last for a short period, so it’s not really a problem.