Solar flare, composite SDO image

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Composite image composed of data from several wavelengths of light, showing an category solar flare (red, upper right) erupting from the surface of the sun. A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released. Imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), on the 30th of April 2022.

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Photo credit: © NASA/SDO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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