Sun erupts with powerful X-class flare

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Watch sun unleash major X-flare in epic solar eruption (video)

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Solar flare originated from sunspot region AR3869 and unfolded over the span of an hour .

Extreme ultraviolet radiation from the eruption triggered shortwave radio blackouts over Australia and Southeast Asia .

Several large sunspots are also rotating into view over the sun's southeastern limb, so we could be in for even more solar action in the coming days .

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