On May 5, the Solar Dynamics Observatory took some specatuclar images of an X2.7 Class "Cinco de Mayo" Solar Flare. The solar flare was seen in all its prime glory at 6:11 pm EDT and the NASA's observatory captured numerous images of the intense solar flare.

These numerous images would help the scientists to have a better clarity of the solar energy and the solar matter during the process of an intense solar flare. Elaborating on the NASA images, scientists said that each image showcases a material having a differing temparature on the surface of the sun.

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Each image shows a different wavelength of ultraviolet light and the one's that have been captured in the images include wavelengths of 131 angstroms, 171 angstroms, 193 angstroms and 304 angstroms. In order to accord better clarity for differentiation purposes, the wavelengths of the solar flare have been given individual colors as well.

This flare was classified as an X2.7 class flare, which is one of the most intense forms of solar flares with a lot of energy. The X-class flares have the maximum intensity of all the solar flares thus, an X2-class solar flare would have double the intensity of an X1-class flare. On the other hand, X3-class flare would be thrice as intense as the X1-class flare, and so on.

Even though solar flares are very powerful bursts of radiation, their harmful radiation is not strong enough to affect human beings on Earth, just yet. However, since X-class flares have the maximum intensity, they are capable enough of affecting the Earth's atmosphere, where the communication signals are present.

A Solar flare is formed with the sudden release of the magnetic energy in the solar atmosphere. This intense burst of radiation is transmitted across the electromagnetic spectrum and it consists of differing wavelengths.

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