This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shortly after the peak of the M6.9 flare and shows a giant eruption of solar material over 20 Earths long shooting off the lower right side of the sun in this image.
This image was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shortly after the peak of the M6.9 flare and shows a giant eruption of solar material over 20 Earths long shooting off the lower right side of the sun in this image.
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