NASA's SDO Sees Sun Emit Mid-Level Flare Oct. 1 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's SDO Sees Sun Emit Mid-Level Flare Oct. 1

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare - as seen in the bright flash on the lower right limb of the sun - at 8:12 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1, 2015. The image is a blend of three wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that have been colorized.

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Credits: NASA/SDO

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