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The flare erupted from a particularly large active region -- labeled AR 12192 -- on the sun that is the largest in 24 years. This is the fourth substantial flare from this active region since Oct. 19.

The giant active region on the sun erupted on Oct. 26, 2014, with it's sixth substantial flare since Oct.19. This flare was classified as an X2-class flare and it peaked at 6:56 am EDT.

Continuing a week's worth of substantial flares beginning on Oct.19, 2014, the sun emitted two mid-level solar flares on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27. The first peaked at 8:34 pm EDT on Oct. 26, 2014, and the second peaked almost 10 hours later at 6:09 am EDT on Oct. 27. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which constantly observes the sun, captured images of both flares.

A large active region on the sun erupted with another X-class flare, an X2.0, on Oct. 27, 2014 -- its fourth since Oct. 24. The flare peaked at 10:47 a.m. EDT.

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The sunspot measured 80,000 miles across—big enough to engulf at least a dozen Earths and larger than any seen in more than two decades. With temperatures around 7,000°F, sunspots are relatively cooler areas on the sun. In images taken at visible wavelengths they appear as dark spots on the sun’s surface, hence their name. Over the next 14 days, the massive sunspot unleashed multiple bursts of radiation known as solar flares. Some of these flares were classified as X-class, the strongest type of flare. The mightiest X-class flares (degree is indicated by number, with 1 being the lowest) are by far the largest explosions in the solar system and are awesome to watch. 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