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March Welcomed with M8.2-Class Solar Flare

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Mar 03, 2015
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A mid-level flare, an M8.2-class, erupted from the right side of the sun on March 2, 2015.
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, an M8.2-class, peaking at 8:35 p.m. EST on March 2, 2015.

A mid-level flare, an M8.2-class, erupted from the right side of the sun on March 2, 2015, as captured in this image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. This image shows extreme ultraviolet light that helps highlight the extremely hot temperatures of a flare and which is typically colorized in teal.

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