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SDO captured this eruption on Oct 4, 2012.

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Red Hot Solar Ballet

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this minor eruption on the sun on Oct 4, 2012 as it rises and falls with the grace and polished movement of a ballet dancer. This image of the sun is in extreme ultra-violet wavelength, 304 angstrom. Credit: NASA/SDO

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