A Mid-Level Solar Flare Erupted on the Sun on Dec. 18, 2014 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A Mid-Level Solar Flare Erupted on the Sun on Dec. 18, 2014

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A mid-level solar flare erupted on the sun on Dec. 18, 2014. It can be seen in this image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory as the bright spot near the center of the sun. SDO observes light in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths that can highlight the intense heat present in a solar flare.

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