Summer 2012's X1.4-Class Solar Flare

The sun's surface erupted into an angry solar flare on July 12, 2012 at 12:52 p.m. EDT.

The X1.4-class flare unleashed about 1 billion hydrogen bombs' worth of energy into space. Right behind it is a slower-moving coronal mass ejection, or CME, which is a belch of solar particles.

When strong CME's reach Earth, they can peel back Earth's magnetic layers, cause dazzling auroras, affect satellites in space and even fluctuate power grids.

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[ELDANIELS2791]

"LA CALDERA DEL DIABLO"..SORPRENDENTE

[Quantosquiddy]

Amazing! Just think...it was a 1.4 x class flare, relatively small on the scale. I smell a Carrington event brewing in our near future!

[fightnight47364]

Beautiful, And just think ......we are in the "peak "of solar maxium with roughly 6 more years of solar maxium. But dont worry, a killer solar flare will h as happen while you're drinking your morning coffee And while the "council of foreign of affairs "keep everyone in america ...we tall did!

[ıʞnzns ǝʞnsnʎ]

この炎天下に見る様な動画じゃなかった！

[Ma Tze]

how can get the universe seven dislikes??

[Brian Frank]

yeah, pretty high. I like to yell things....

[rottencranberry]

My cellphone got interference from this event :S Phone calls sounded with eco.

[GENCproduct]

We are going to dieeeeeeeeeee uhuhuhuh :p :p



[dracocrusher]

u high bro?

[Pleurat Brahushi]

its so beautiful