A near-top class M power flare was recorded on the Sun. This was reported by the Institute of Applied Geophysics.
At 14:08 Moscow time, an M1.4 flare with a duration of 40 minutes was recorded in the X-ray range.
Currently, two active centers of the highest level (3961 and 3964) are observed on the Sun. The M1.4 flare occurred in sunspot group 3961.
Depending on the power of X-ray radiation, solar flares are divided into five classes: A, B, C, M, and X. The minimum class A0.0 is equal to the radiation power in Earth's orbit of 10 nanowatts per square meter. With each new level and new letter, the radiation power increases by 10 times. Often, flares are accompanied by emissions of solar plasma, the clouds of which, reaching Earth, can provoke magnetic storms.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that powerful magnetic storms are expected on Earth until 2028.
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