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X-class Flare Erupts from Sun on April 24

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The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 8:27 p.m. EDT on April 24, 2014. Images of the flare were captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however -- when intense enough -- they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.
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Sun 24.04.14: Ultraviolet image capture with a 100mm refractor 

Sun 24.04.14: Ultraviolet image capture with a 100mm refractor 

Sun 24.04.14: Photo mosaic captured with a 100mm refractor

Sun 24.04.14: hand stitched photo mosaic captured with a 100mm refractor

 



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