Gallery: Sun Straight Up Exploding All the Time This Weekend

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    October 25 X2.1 Flare

    An X2.1 flare at 11:03 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2013 (Blend of 193 and 131 Angstrom wavelengths). *NASA/SDO*
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    October 25 X2.1 Flare

    Close-up of an X2.1 flare at 11:03 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2013 (Blend of 193 and 131 Angstrom wavelengths). *NASA/SDO*
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    October 25 X1.7 Flare

    An X1.7 flare at 4:01 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2013 (131 Angstrom wavelength). *NASA/SDO*
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    October 25 X1.7 Flare

    An X1.7 flare at 4:01 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2013 (Blend of 171 and 131 Angstrom wavelength). *NASA/SDO*
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    October 27 X1.0 Flare

    An X1.0 flare at 10:03 p.m. ET on Oct. 27, 2013 (131 Angstrom wavelength). *[NASA/SDO](http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/sun-release-x1.0-flare/#.Um6n_ZR4aq6)*
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