NASA's SDO Captures a Monster Prominence [video] NASA image captured Feb. 24, 2011 To see an image showing the size of the prominence in comparison to the size of earth click here. To view a high res still from this event go here: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5483196119/ When a rather large-sized (M 3.6 class) flare occurred near the edge of the Sun, it blew out a gorgeous, waving mass of erupting p