The most powerful flare was recorded on the Sun on November 9, according to the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of IKI and ISZF.
The flare occurred in the same "legendary" region 4274. The maximum radiation was recorded at 10:35 Moscow time. The score in the catalogs is X1.79.
The explosion on the Sun occurred after a three-day pause. The flare partially destroyed a large prominence. This may lead to an increase in the plasma cloud and the occurrence of magnetic storms on Earth.
Earlier www1.ru reported that a powerful X1.8 class flare, the first in five months, occurred on the Sun.