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Solar flare

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The sun can have big flashes.

X3.2 Solar flare on 2013-05-14 at four wavelengths.jpg
X3.2 Solar flare on 2013-05-14 at four wavelengths.jpg
These are called solar flares. They happen in the sun's air. The light from them can reach us. It can change how our radios work. Can you see the sun today?
Carrington Richard drawing of 1859 sunspots.jpeg
Carrington Richard drawing of 1859 sunspots.jpeg

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File:X Class Solar Flare Sends ‘Shockwaves’ on The Sun (6819094556).jpg
X Class Solar Flare Sends ‘Shockwaves’ on...
File:X3.2 Solar flare on 2013-05-14 at four wavelengths.jpg
X3.2 Solar flare on 2013-05-14 at four...
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Coronal arcade.png
File:GOES-16 X-ray flux (1-minute data) on 2023-12-14 with flares labeled.svg
GOES-16 X-ray flux (1-minute data) on...
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Ionosphere Layers en.svg
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Diurnal ionospheric current.jpg
File:Carrington Richard drawing of 1859 sunspots.jpeg
Carrington Richard drawing of 1859 sunspots.jpeg
SDO EVE Late Phase Flares.webm
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ExtremeEvent 20031026-00h 20031106-24h.jpg
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