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
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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