Sometimes the Sun sends a burst of energy all at once. This is what a bust of energy from the Sun looks like. This photograph was taken by a spacecraft.
the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, USA. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

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