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Spring Fling: Sun Emits a Mid-Level Flare [detail]

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an M6.5 class flare at 3:16 EDT on April 11, 2013. This image shows a combination of light in wavelengths of 131 and 171 Angstroms. Credit: NASA/SDO

 

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Uploaded on April 11, 2013