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The Sun Erupts

A solar flare and coronal mass ejection in mid-July 2012 raised the possibility of geomagnetic storms and auroras.


Images by NASA/SDO/AIA. Animations by Robert Simmon. Caption by Mike Carlowicz, with background information from Karen Fox, NASA Heliophysics News Team.

Published July 14, 2012
Data acquired July 12, 2012

Source:
SDO > AIA