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The Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA's newest eye on the Sun!

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Just a reminder! SDO data may be affected today due to a maneuver with the EVE instrument. Learn more:

Data may be affected tomorrow due to a maneuver with the EVE instrument. For more info, see our blog:

Undergraduates interested in solar/space physics! Apply for a 2013 summer research experience at Univ. of CO Boulder:

Glad you are liking the SDO materials we sent! Thank you for educating others about the mission.

It's ! Interact live with scientists & learn about Sun-related activities you can do with kids:

Great event! MT : Indianapolis - On Oct 20 there's a free "Exploring the Sun" event at the Link Observatory

Although that would be cool if we had 100% chance of X-class flares, there was only a 20% chance of M-class flares on Oct. 10.

There's now a 40% chance of M-class solar ! Several sunspots are rotating from the far side of the Sun to the Earth-facing side.

Here's a recent image of the two active regions (bright areas) where we may see M-class flares today:

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