NASA SDO: Images of a Mid-Level Solar Flare (IMAGE)

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NASA SDO: Images of a Mid-Level Solar Flare

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a mid-level solar flare on the sun - as seen in the bright spot in the lower center of the solar disk on Aug. 24, 2015. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot solar material, which is typically colorized in red

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