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C3-class Solar Flare Erupts on Sept. 8, 2010

This is a snapshot of the prominence. Credit: NASA/SDO

 

   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.

   See the website for more details: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/sunearthsystem/main/News090910-flare.html(SY)

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