Sol (Sun) and its phenomena

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Following yesterday's flare the same sunspot produced the second largest flare of the current cycle, look's like a hit for the C's last session statement : "Explosive revelations and events coming!"

SIGNIFICANT X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Fast-growing sunspot AR3842 erupted on Oct 1st (2220 UT), producing the second-strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25. The X7.1-category blast caused a shortwave radio blackout over Hawaii and hurled a CME into space. A preliminary NASA model predicts it will hit Earth on Oct. 5th. Stay tuned for the geomagnetic storm forecast. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text​

Above: An X7.1-class solar flare on Oct. 1, 2024. Credit: NASA/SDO​

 

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October 3 UPDATE: BAM, X9 flare! Largest of the solar cycle so far​

At 12:10 UTC today, shortly after the cut-off for our daily sun update, the sun blasted an X9 flare: the biggest flare of Solar Cycle 25 so far. It came from sunspot region AR3842, which fired an X7 flare on Tuesday. This region is currently near the center of the solar disk, so any sun-stuff ejected during this flare would likely be on a course for Earth. Stay tuned.

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