A powerful flare occurred on the Sun

A flare of the second-highest power class was recorded on the Sun on Tuesday, April 28.

This was reported to TASS by the Institute of Applied Geophysics.

"On April 28 at 15:33 Moscow time (16:33 Baku time - ed.), an M1.0 flare lasting 23 minutes was registered in the X-ray range in sunspot group 4420 (N14W37)," the report states.

Solar flares are divided into five classes depending on the power of X-ray radiation: A, B, C, M, and X. The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to a radiation power at Earth's orbit of 10 nanowatts per sq. m. With each transition to the next letter, the power increases tenfold. Flares can be accompanied by solar plasma ejections, the clouds of which, upon reaching Earth, can trigger magnetic storms.