Sun Kicks Off Summer With M-Class Fireworks | Video
Monday, June 24, 2013 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
Two strong M2-class solar flares erupted from the Sun's eastern limb on June 21st and June 23rd, 2013. Sunspots AR1777 and AR1778 were the source of the explosions and neither were Earth-directed. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery.