On the afternoon of February 25, a new flare of the penultimate M class occurred on the Sun. It was accompanied by a large ejection of plasma, partially directed towards the Earth, according to the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FSBI "IPG").
On February 25, at 14:59 Moscow time, an M3.6 flare with a duration of 56 minutes was registered in the X-ray range in the group of spots 3998 (S15W55).
The solar plasma ejection that accompanied the flare is partially directed towards the Earth.
The source of the ejection was active region No. 3998, located at an angle of about 39 degrees from the Sun - Earth line. After large flares, plasma usually spreads at angles greater than 60 degrees. This means that at least part of the ejected substance may be moving towards the Earth.
The arrival of heavy charged particles (protons and ions) to Earth is possible during today, and the arrival of the main volume of solar plasma is possible in the evening of February 27.
Solar flares of class M are medium flares from the so called large ones. In total, there are five categories in their gradation. Flares cause radio interference on the daytime side of the Earth from a small to moderate level.
This is the second flare with a plasma ejection on Tuesday. At the same time, the particles passed by Earth.
Earlier www1.ru reported that three powerful flares of the penultimate class occurred on the Sun on February 25.
Read materials on the topic:
Two strong flares occurred on the Sun
A coronal hole on the Sun is again threatening the Earth: an increase in the solar wind is expected
"The Sun is starting to scare": the star "fired" eight strong flares in a day
