<p>The sun put on a <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120505-cinco-de-mayo-history-mexican-mexico-american-beer-battle/">Cinco de Mayo</a> show by firing off an intense flare on May 5. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the burst of radiation in visible light (far left) and in several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light.</p>
A Flash of Light
The sun put on a Cinco de Mayo show by firing off an intense flare on May 5. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the burst of radiation in visible light (far left) and in several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light.
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