NASA's SDO Sees M6.1 Flare (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's SDO Sees M6.1 Flare

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The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the sun during an M6.1 flare that peaked at 7:44 AM EDT on July 5, 2012. The image is shown in the 304 Angstrom wavelength, which is typically colorized in red.

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Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA

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