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X2 C2 Combo

The X2 flare of Feb. 15, 2011 seen by SDO (in extreme ultraviolet light) enlarged and superimposed on SOHO's coronagraph that shows the faint edge of a "halo" coronal mass ejection as it races away from the Sun. The video covers about 11 hours.

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• X2_C2_combo.mov   - mov
• X2_C2_combo_small.mpg   - mpeg

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