A strong flare occurred on the Sun

Class M flare registered on the Sun on Tuesday. This is the first powerful flare since March 5.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to TASS, this was announced by the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FSBI "IPG").

"On March 11 at 15:04 Moscow time (16:04 Baku time - ed.) an M1.1 (N05W46) flare with a duration of 3 minutes was registered in the X-ray range," the institute reported.

The last flare of such power (M1.7) occurred on March 5.

Solar flares, depending on the power of X-ray radiation, are divided into five classes: A, B, C, M and X. The minimum class A0.0 corresponds to radiation power in Earth's orbit of 10 nW per 1 sq.m. When moving to the next letter, the power increases by 10 times. Flares are typically accompanied by ejections of solar plasma, the clouds of which, upon reaching Earth, can trigger magnetic storms.