Sun emits a mid-level flare - 04 Dec 2014
{"Image ImageWidth": "376", "Image ImageLength": "340", "Image BitsPerSample": "[8, 8, 8]", "Image PhotometricInterpretation": "2", "Image ImageDescription": "The sun emitted a solar flare on Dec. 4, 2014, seen as the flash of light in this image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The image blends two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light ? 131 and 171 Angstroms ? which are typically colored in teal and gold, respectively\n\nSun emits a mid-level flare - 04 Dec 2014\n\nOn Dec. 4, 2014, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 1:25 p.m. EST. NASA?s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however -- when intense enough -- they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.\n\nTo see how this event may affect Earth, please visit NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center at http://spaceweather.gov, the U.S. government's official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.\n\nThis flare is classified as an M6.1-class flare. M-class flares are a tenth the size of the most intense flares, the X-class flares. The number provides more information about its strength. An M2 is twice as intense as an M1, an M3 is three times as intense, etc.\n\n (Rex Features via AP Images)", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image SamplesPerPixel": "3", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)", "Image DateTime": "2014:12:11 18:10:06", "Image Artist": "NASA/SDO/REX", "Image ExifOffset": "1572", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "1754", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "4489", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2014:12:04 00:00:00", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "485", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "340"}