A powerful flare occurred on the Sun

A flare of the second-highest power class (M) was registered on the Sun on August 3.

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

"On August 3 at 16:57 Moscow time (17:57 Baku time - ed.) in the X-ray range in sunspot group 4168 (N04E23), an M2.9 flare with a duration of 11 minutes was registered," the institute reports.

Earlier, the Telegram channel of the solar astronomy laboratory of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that M and X class flares are possible on the weekend due to the formation of new active centers on the Sun.

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 of 10 nanowatts per square meter at Earth's orbit. When transitioning to the next letter, the power increases by a factor of 10. Flares can be accompanied by ejections of solar plasma, the clouds of which, upon reaching Earth, can trigger magnetic storms.