Click on The Title Above To Watch The Solar Flare Videos (Wait 10 seconds for page to load...The videos are listed below this article) The sun has issued 23 X-class solar flares and numerous M and C class flares since October 15, 2013 This high activity began on October 24th, 2013 at 00:30 UT, with region AR 11877 erupting an M9-class flare. At this time the Earth's … [Read more...] about Twenty Three X-class Solar Flares Since 10/15/13
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How Solar Flares Are Classified
Learn How Solar Flares Are Classified Did You Know That Solar Flares Are Classified In A Scale Just Like Earthquakes? Watch this NASA video to learn how solar flares are classified, how they are formed, and more facts about the sun. Then, next time you hear about solar flares, solar storms, magnetic storms, and such things as the sun releasing and X-10, or a M1 flare, you … [Read more...] about How Solar Flares Are Classified
X1.1 Class Solar Flare – July 6, 2012
The video below shows an X1.1 Solar flare being released at region AR1514 of the sun, on July 6, 2012 This flare measured 171 Angstrom wavelength. Solar region AR1515 has been releasing multiple M and C-class flares this entire week. Solar flares of this magnitude can cause radio communication disruption on Earth's polar regions, as it causes imbalance in the … [Read more...] about X1.1 Class Solar Flare – July 6, 2012