NASA Sees 4 X-Class Flares Emitted on May 12-14, 2013 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Sees 4 X-Class Flares Emitted on May 12-14, 2013

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These images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory show four X-class flares emitted on May 12-14, 2013 -- the first four X-class flares of 2013. Each panel is a blend of two images one showing light in the 171 Angstrom wavelength and the other in 131 Angstroms.

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Credit: NASA/SDO/GSFC

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