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Posted: 2016-04-27T18:22:35Z | Updated: 2016-04-27T18:22:35Z Spectacular Solar Flare Captured In New NASA Video | HuffPost
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Spectacular Solar Flare Captured In New NASA Video

It caused moderate radio blackouts, according to NOAAs Space Weather Prediction Center.
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A burst of radiation on the sun's surface that caused "moderate" disturbances with radio communications on Earth was shown in a new video NASA released on Tuesday. 

Watch the video above.

The space agency described the April 17 solar flare as "mid-level" and said that it "caused brief radio blackouts. " The radiation cannot harm humans , due to the Earth's atmosphere, but it's capable of interfering with communications systems and the electrical grid, NASA said. 

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory , which has observed activity on the sun since 2010, recorded the footage.

The video shows "several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light" that are invisible to the human eye, but were color-coded for viewers.

Enjoy!

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Spectacular Photos Of The Sun
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The 100 millionth image captured by the Advanced Imaging Assembly on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It was taken on Jan. 19, 2015. (credit:NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL)
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This "mosaic" image, also captured on Jan. 19, 2015, shows the sun in multiple wavelengths. (credit:NASA/SDO)
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This photo shows a spectacular eruption on the sun. It was taken on June 7, 2011. (credit:NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL)
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Taken Oct. 22, 2014, this SDO image shows an unusually large group of sunspots. (credit:NASA/SDO/LMSAL)
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This false-color image from Oct. 24, 2014 shows magnetic fields produced by "coronal loops." (credit:NASA/SDO/HMI/AIA/LMSAL)
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SDO captured this time-lapse photo showing Comet Lovejoy traveling around the sun in Dec. 2011. (credit:NASA/SDO)
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This image was captured on Feb. 24, 2011. It shows a plume of plasma erupting from the sun's surface. (credit:NASA/SDO)
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This image shows features on the sun that look a bit like a human face. The "eyes" show areas of hot material, the dark line of the "mouth" shows cooler material, and the "hair" around the outside illustrates material floating in the sun's atmosphere. (credit:NASA/SDO)
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This three-color image was created with the help of a contrast-increasing filter. The dark spots represent the hotter regions. (credit:NASA/SDO/Pesnell)
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This composite photo shows a rare transit of Venus as seen by SDO on June 5-6, 2012. The next Venus transit will occur on Dec. 10-11, 2117. (credit:NASA/SDO/Goddard Visualization Studio)
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Sometimes the moon comes between SDO and the sun, as seen in this image taken on Nov. 22, 2014. If you look carefully, you can see that the edge of the moon is not a perfect circle--you can spot lunar mountains along the edge. (credit:NASA/SDO)
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In this color wheel image, each color represents a different wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light present in the sun's corona. (credit:NASA/SDO/GSFC Visualization Studio)
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A mosaic image of the 100 millionth image snapped by SDO's Atmospheric Imaging Instrument. (credit:NASA/SDO/Mosaic created with AndreaMosaic)
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