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| False colour image of the Sun in extreme ultra-violet light showing solar flare on the 11th April 2013 |
Solar Activity is hotting up as the Sun moves closer to solar maximum in its 11 year cycle.
The largest solar flare this year was observed and photographed on the 11th of April by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The flare was followed by a coronal mass ejection (CME).
A massive cloud of charged particles will hit the Earth's atmosphere this weekend providing significant 'Aurora Displays' in the far North.
Nothing to worry about, just extreme space weather, no need to take cover!
Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory
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