SDO recorded this UV flash from the July 2 flare (Credits: NASA).
On July 2, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft captured a solar flare spitting out a coronal mass ejection (CME) from sunspot AR1515. The CME is of moderate strength – M-class but nearing the most severe X classification. The CME is not likely to seriously threaten Earth assets as it will only strike a glancing blow at the magnetosphere but it will add a colorful addition to the traditional fireworks celebration of the American independence day on July 4.
Watch the solar flare as recorded by SDO:
![A trajectory analysis that used a computational fluid dynamics approach to determine the likely position and velocity histories of the foam (Credits: NASA Ref [1] p61).](http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fluid-dynamics-trajectory-analysis-50x50.jpg)
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