Sunspot AR3842 erupted with an X7.1-class solar flare.
NASA models predict that the coronal mass ejection created by the flare is Earth directed.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.

Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, Helio Viewer | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
Music: Ethereal Allure by Amber Glow / courtesy of Epidemic Sound