Sun Sends Out a Significant Solar Flare (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Sun Sends Out a Significant Solar Flare

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observer captured this image of an X3.3-class solar flare that peaked at 5:12 p.m. EST on Nov. 5, 2013. This image shows light blended from the 131 and 193 wavelengths.

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