NASA's Sun Watching Observatory Sees Mid-level Solar Flare on Dec. 16, 2014 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Sun Watching Observatory Sees Mid-level Solar Flare on Dec. 16, 2014

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a mid-level solar flare -- as seen in the bright flash in the middle -- on Dec. 16, 2014 shortly before midnight EST.

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