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Can solar flares, prominences, and winds happen at the same time on the sun?

April 26, 2017flares prominences solar Sun time winds

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Can solar flares, prominences, and winds happen at the same time on the sun?

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Yes! They are completely independent phenomena. The solar wind blows continuously. It’s not related to flares or prominences. Prominences are a fairly common phenomena. You can see a collection of some of the most spectacular prominences and prominence eruptions at: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/bestofsoho/PAGE3/ and http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/old/ Flares are the sudden release of energy in the solar atmosphere, most visible in X-ray and UV light. http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/2002_07_15/eitframe.gif is an impressive image of a flare. More info about flares under: http://science.nasa.gov/ssl/pad/solar/flares.htm Dr.