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 The largest Erupting Solar Prominence ever recorded occured on June 4, 1946. It lasted for only a few short hours, but grew to almost the size of the Sun itself. |  A Solar Flare is a discharge of magnetic energy stored in the Corona from a Sunspot. It is released in the form of light, heat, and super-fat moving atomic nuclei and electrons known as Solar Cosmic Rays. Large flares are very dangerous to anyone outside the Earth's protective magnetic fields, and can disupt radio communications. |
 This is the Sun's symbol used for identification. |  Sun Spots are dark patches on the Sun's Surface caused by magnetic activity. Typical spots are as large as 20,000 miles across. |
 This is a photo of the Sun's X ray radiation. The Sun's X rays can destroy the tissues of living creatures. The Earth's atmosphere protects us from most of this radiation. |  The Sun shown with a huge Solar Flare. |
