July 2 X1.0 Flare (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

July 2 X1.0 Flare

Caption

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the top right area of the Sun – on July 2, 2023. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in teal. Credit: NASA/SD

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NASA/SDO

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