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A medium-sized (M2) solar flare and a coronal mass ejection erupted from the same, large active region of the sun on July 14, 2017. The flare lasted almost two hours, quite a long duration. The coils arcing over this active region are particles spiraling along magnetic field lines. via NASA ift.tt/2uJ7lf4
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July 14 Solar Flare and a Coronal Mass Ejection was taken on July 19, 2017 at 05:30AM