NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and other sun watchers picked up an intense X-class flare from our local star on Sunday afternoon, the most powerful burst of energy seen from the sun since May 10.
The blast was classified as an X1 class flare, peaking at 4:25 p.m. EDT. Flares are grouped by intensity into C, M and X class flares with X flares being the most powerful. Each letter is ten times more powerful than the previous, so an X-flare is ten times more powerful than an M flare and 100 times as intense as a C flare.
The sun let off two strong M flares as well over the weekend along with multiple CMEs, which move significantly slower than the particles from flares. The CMEs are expected to reach the planet as soon as Tuesday and could cause a geomagnetic storm above Earth,
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