A giant blob of plasma was ejected off of the Sun last night following the M4.4 solar flare off the southeast limb. Here the planet Earth is inserted for an approximate size reference. Feeling small yet? Imagery by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
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Yeah, you’re right, I was being too conservative. Ironically.
The flash in the sky was visible within a radius of several hundred miles.
Even the sun has allergies this time of year