Solar Activity and Geomagnetic Storms - June 2024

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The sun produced a lot of flares in May, leading to some phenomenal auroral displays. With Solar Maximum (the peak of solar activity in it's 11 year cycle) still being as much as a year away it is possible that this level of activity will remain, and possibly increase, over the months to come. It seemed sensible to me to have a new thread each month whilst activity remains this high, so this is the thread for June 2024.

Thread for May 2024:

 

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Sun Releases 2 Strong Flares

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The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, peaking at 4:48 a.m. and 2:36 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 1, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured images of the events.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured these images of two solar flares – seen as the bright flashes near the center of the images – on June 1. The images show a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in blue and gold. Credit: NASA/SDO

Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.

The first flare is classified as an X1.4 flare, and the second flare is classified as X1.0. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.

Read More: ➡️ NASA

 

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Strong Flare Erupts from Sun

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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:08 a.m. ET on Monday, June 10. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – seen as the bright flash on the Sun’s right edge – on June 10. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in gold. Credit: NASA/SDO

Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.

This flare is classified as an X1.5 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.

Read More: ➡️ NASA