On Tuesday morning, August 5, a flare of the penultimate power class M1.2 was recorded on the Sun. This was reported by the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of IKI and ISZF.
The flare lasted 30 minutes and occurred in the active region with sunspots 4168.
According to the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of IKI RAS and ISZF SB RAS, the event does not pose a danger to Earth.
Astrophysicists note an increase in flare activity: the probability of new flares of level M in the coming days is estimated at almost 100%.
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