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SOHO captured this image of an Earth-directed CME. Because of our point of view, these appear as halos.

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SOHO Captures Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejection

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured this image of the sun at 5:06 a.m. EDT on Oct. 5, 2012 showing a coronal mass ejection (CME) spreading away from the sun toward Earth. Credit: SOHO (ESA & NASA)

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