NASA: Sunspot 1429 Not Done Yet -- Releases 2 More M-Class Flares (IMAGE)

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NASA: Sunspot 1429 Not Done Yet -- Releases 2 More M-Class Flares

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This image was captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 10, 2012, at 12:29 p.m. EST in the 304 Angstrom wavelength. An active region on the sun, seen above as the bright spot to the right, has been moving across the face of the sun from left to right since March 2, 2012. Designated AR 1429, the spot has so far produced three X-class flares and numerous M-class flares. On March 10, 2012, the sun released another two M-class flares. One, rated as an M5.4, peaked at 12:27 a.m. EST. The second, rated as an M 8.4, peaked at 12:44 PM EST. These two flares came from the same Active Region (AR) on the sun, designated number 1429, that has already produced three X-class and numerous M-class flares over the past week.

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