NASA's SDO Observes More Flares Erupting from Giant Sunspot (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's SDO Observes More Flares Erupting from Giant Sunspot

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X-class solar flare bursting off the lower right side of the sun on Oct. 27, 2014. The image shows a blend of extreme ultraviolet light with wavelengths of 131 and 171 Angstroms.

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