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Solar Storm on August 1, 2010

A flare bursts from the Sun in this detailed image taken on August 1, 2010, by the STEREO Ahead telescope.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Solar Storm on August 1, 2010.

NASA images courtesy STEREO. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published August 7, 2010
Data acquired August 1, 2010