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This Solar Flare Image Is Beautiful In Its Simplicity

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A solar flare peaked at 7:28 p.m. EST on December 19, and the NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught this image of it. It was classified as X1.8-class. X-classes are the most intense flares, with an X-2 being twice as strong as an X-1.

Image: NASA/SDO

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