IPG: There's been a massive flare on the Sun
11:28, 11 February
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A strong M-class flare has occurred on the Sun, TASS reported, citing the Institute for Applied Geophysics (IPG).
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As noted by experts, it was recorded at 8.35. "In the X-ray range in the group of spots 3981 (N06W88) registered flare M1.6 with a duration of 25 min", reports IPG. Solar flares are divided into five classes depending on the X-ray power: A, B, C, M and X. The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to an Earth-orbiting radiation power of 10 nanowatts per square meter. When moving to the next letter, the power increases by a factor of 10. Flares are usually accompanied by solar plasma ejections, clouds of which, reaching the Earth, can provoke magnetic storms.
