Large Sunspot AR1944 and the Source Area of the X1.2 Class Solar Flare (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Large Sunspot AR1944 and the Source Area of the X1.2 Class Solar Flare

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This closeup of the sun taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows large sunspot AR1944 and the source area of the X1.2 class solar flare, which appears to be from adjacent, smaller sunspot AR1943.

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