Image: NASA's SDO Sees Solar Flares (14391345485)

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Description: A solar flare bursts off the left limb of the sun in this image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 10, 2014, at 7:41 a.m. EDT. This is classified as an X2.2 flare, shown in a blend of two wavelengths of light: 171 and 131 angstroms, colorized in gold and red, respectively.

Credit: NASA/SDO/Goddard/Wiessinger

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