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The Sun flares and sends out a blast of gas

In this NASA video from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the Sun is seen in extreme ultraviolet. Regions of magnetic activity are bright; sunspot 1123 is in the center. Watch as it suddenly flares, sending out a stream of gas called a filament into space.
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