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From July 5 - 17, 2017, NASA spacecraft observed a sunspot as it grew and eventually rotated out of view.

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July 9, 2017 M1.3 solar flare

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Then the spacecraft repositioned during a calibration maneuver.

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July 14, 2017 - M2.4 solar flare and an eruption of material called a coronal mass ejection or CME.

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Researchers modeled the solar storm's path through space.

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Two days later, the CME sparked enhanced aurora on Earth.

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By then, the sunspot was almost out of view.

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So long, sunspot.

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