Thursday, April 5, 2012

PHOTO : Sun Releases a Powerful X5 Flare

Sun Releases a Powerful X5 Flare:


AR1429 released an X-class flare on March 7 at 00:28 UT. (NASA/SDO)
Active Region 1429 unleashed an X5.4-class solar flare early this morning at 00:28 UT, as seen in this image by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (AIA 304). The eruption belched out a large coronal mass ejection (CME) into space but it’s not yet known exactly how it will impact Earth — it may just be a glancing blow.


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