The X-class solar flare that erupted from Active Region 1520 peaked on July 12, 2012. You can see SDO footage in 131,171, and 335 angstrom wavelengths.
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A calm Sol from July 8 to July 10, 2012. On July 12, the Sun unleashed an X-class flare from the Active Region 1520.
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On July 11, 2012, Soyuz TMA-05M was mated to its booster rocket at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Soyuz TMA-05M will carry Expedition 32/33 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Suni Williams, and JAXA Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide to the International Space Station. The Soyuz spacecraft and its launch vehicle were moved to the launch pad on July 12. Soyuz lifted off on July 15, and it will dock to the station on July 17.
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On June 17, 2012, a Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle rolled out with the telecommunications satellite Sirius-5. Sirius-5 will provide full range of telecommunications services to countries in Europe, the Baltics, and Africa. The launch, scheduled for June 19, was postponed due to technical problems. Proton-M lifted off from Baikonur on July 9, 2012.
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Active region AR1515 has been strobing with C- and M- class solar flares. Watch the solar flares recorded on July 5-6, 2012.
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