A mid-level solar flare was released today by the Sun. This flare disrupted communications briefly on Earth. To date, this is the largest solar flare that has been released by the Sun in 2013. The solar maximum is expected to occur late 2013.
This full-disk view of the sun was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on April 11, 2013, during the strongest solar flare yet seen in 2013. Space.com
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