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New Sunspot Releases Second M-class Flare

SDO captured this image of the M7.9-class solar flare on Nov. 5, 2014.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the M7.9-class solar flare on Nov. 5, 2014.

The bright flash of an M-class flare is seen exploding on the left side of the sun in this image from Nov. 5, 2014. The image was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in extreme ultraviolet light that was colorized in red and gold.

Credit: NASA/SDO

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