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A breathtaking compilation of solar views you don't want to miss.

The detailed images recorded by SDO over the last year have helped scientists uncover new secrets about the sun.

April 21, 2012 marked the two-year anniversary of SDO's first released images, such as this one that shows a combined view of multiple wavelengths.

At 211 angstroms, the soft glow of the sun's corona becomes apparent.

Dark plasma rains down over nearly half of the sun's surface, shown above at 304 angstroms, following an explosion on June 7, 2011.

Scientists view images at 131 angstroms to study solar flares, such as this X-class flare that took place on March 5, 2012.