Will we see more of them soon? ⛅
. As we had reported last time around, the Sun has entered an active phase of its 11-year solar weather cycle, and we are likely to see an increase in the number of flares and their intensity in the near future.Astronomers observe solar flares to keep track of the electromagnetic radiation coming toward the Earth. In small doses, this radiation bounces off the Earth's atmosphere.
The intensity of the flares is measured in Classes A, B, C, M, and X, with the X being the strongest of them all. The most powerful flare recorded was in 2003 and classified in excess of X28. In comparison, the flare over the Easter weekend was classified as X1.1, which is still powerful but nowhere near the worst. Nevertheless, the flare recorded on Tuesday was the most powerful in the past five years, after it was classified as X2.2.
SpaceWeather gave more information about the flare in the tweet below, which shows the areas of Earth affected by the resultant blackout caused by strong R3 waves.
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