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Sunspot AR3229 erupted with an X2-class solar flare.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths.

Credit: NASA/SDO | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
Music: Jupiter Aurora by David Celeste / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
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