What is the large flame that shoots out from the sun called?

Answer 1

A solar prominence.

Answer 2

So many people think it is called a solar flare, but it is really called a solar prominence. Flares are different. Flares are sudden brightenings on the surface of the Sun and not big flame like things sticking up above the surface of the Sun. Flares can be seen in white light, while prominences are only visible in one color of red light emitted by ionized hydrogen. Except during total eclipses, when the bright white glare of the Sun's surface is hidden, they can only be seen with special filters that pass only that one exact color of light, called hydrogen alpha light.

Answer 3

Those are called Solar Flares and they are jets of super heated molten liquid hydrogen and liquid helium. They extend as much as tens of thousands of miles out into space, then collapse back onto the Sun.

Answer 4

It is called a coronal mass ejection. It is not a flame as you would like of it but a stream of highly chagered particles ejected from the surface of the sun. This is usually because of magnetic disturbances

Answer 5

They are called solar flares. They are caused by large magnetic disturbances. Their effect comes all the way to the earth and interfere in satellite communication.

Answer 6

A solar flare

Answer 7

A solar prominence.

A large display like that is not really flame (though it looks like one). It is composed of plasma, or ionized gas.

Answer 8

A solar prominence.

Answer 9

I think its called a solar flare.

Answer 10

the event is known as a solar flare. the actual ejection of ignited gas is a corona.