#PPOD: A snapshot taken a second before a powerful M-class solar flare was unleashed from the Sun on 30 September 2024 – as seen in unprecedented detail by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission.

#PPOD: A snapshot taken a second before a powerful M-class solar flare was unleashed from the Sun on 30 September 2024 – as seen in unprecedented detail by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission. The image is an excerpt from a video created from Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) images taken every two seconds, leading up to the solar flare. Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team

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