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C3-class Solar Flare Erupts on Sept. 8, 2010 [Full Disk]

NASA / GSFC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA image release Sept 9, 2010 Just as sunspot 1105 was turning away from Earth on Sept. 8, the active region erupted, producing a solar flare and a fantastic prominence. The eruption also hurled a bright coronal mass ejection into space. The eruption was not directed toward any planets.

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Credit lineC3-class Solar Flare Erupts on Sept. 8, 2010 [Full Disk]. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001978.

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