(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The eruption happened shortly after 8 a.m. ET ...

To highlight the largest solar flare in 20 years, the SDO captured several images in different wavelengths. NASA’s JPL then compiled those images into a video, which you can see embedded below.

That solar storm, also in October, came from one of the largest solar flares on record at the time and became the sixth most intense storm seen in more than 70 years, the NOAA said.

(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C ...

The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. This is the strongest solar flare recorded in more than two decades.