Sunspot AR 1121 Unleashes Brilliant X-ray Flare
January 7, 2011
Increasingly active sunspot 1121 has unleashed one of the brightest x-ray solar flares in years, an M5.4-class eruption at 15:36 UT on Nov. 6th. This close-up video shows the detail of the flare and its aftermath. credit: NASA
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Environment, Stars, Plasma physics, Astronomy, Flare, Solar cycle, Solar flare, Sunspot, Sun, Space plasmas, Physics, Technology Internet
