Scientists recorded a strong glow of the penultimate degree M on the sun, which lasted for 70 minutes. This was reported on Thursday, May 7 by the press service of the Institute of Applied Geophysics.
— On May 7 at 18:14 Moscow time, a flare of M2.6 (N19E88) was detected lasting 70 minutes in the X-ray range, according to reports. TASS.
Flares are classified according to the strength of the X-ray radiation from A to
On April 24, a flare of the highest category X2.5 occurred on the Sun, which became the strongest in three months. The researchers recorded the phenomenon at 04:07 Moscow time, and it was accompanied by the release of plasma. In this case, the center of the explosion was closer to the edge of the sun’s disk, so the flow of material was directed to the side.
On April 23, two M-class flares were recorded on the star. The first of them occurred at 7:35 Moscow time in site group 4419 and lasted 28 minutes. The second flare was recorded at 7:59 Moscow time in sunspot group 4420, and its duration was 18 minutes.