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    Small-Class Flare Seen on the Sun

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    By Mara Johnson-Groh NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Late on August 16, 2020, the Sun released a burst of light and energy known as a solar flare. This B1-class solar flare – the second smallest class of flare – peaked at 1:26p.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the Aug. 16, 2020, B-class flare at …

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