Huge explosion on sun unleashes major solar flare on Easter

SpaceX launches US spy satellite, lands rocket in flawless Easter flight

A massive X class flare erupted from the sun. I spent two hours shooting the aftermath from my backyard in this timelapse shown at different speeds to show the rotation of the sun. Luckily this area wasn't pointed towards Earth.

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