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The M4.4 class flare lasted 12 minutes

A powerful M4.4 class flare was recorded on the Sun. It became the strongest in a series of five August flares. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The flare began at 18:46 Moscow time and ended at 18:58. This is the fifth M-class flare registered since August 3.

The first of these reached the M2.9 level and was the strongest in the last month and a half. Currently, the Sun has passed the peak of its activity and is in decline.

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