19K views · 579 reactions | Solar Cycle 25 A Solar Maximum Output #solarflares #sunspots #solarcycle25 | Mike Milks | Facebook

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We're at or near the peak of the 11-year solar cycle. The current cycle is called Solar Cycle 25. And - earlier today - an eruption occurred on the sun's far side. The Solar Orbiter spacecraft estimated the associated flare to be an X14 flare! That's a huge flare, bigger than any flare aimed Earthward in this solar cycle so far. Image via SOHO. Read the sun news: https://earthsky.org/sun/sun-news-activity-solar-flare-cme-aurora-updates/ | EarthSky

X9.0 Solar Flare • Strongest Flare of Solar Cycle 25 G3 (STRONG) Watches in Effect for 4-6 October with Two CMEs in Route 4.10.24 IMAGES: LASCO coronagraph imagery following the X9 solar flare shows a halo CME along with multiple unrelated eruptions. Solar wind speed: 385.0 km/sec [LASCO/NASA] • Two CMEs are now heading for Earth following consecutive X-flares (X7.1 and X9.1) from active sunspot AR3842. According to NOAA and NASA models, the first will strike Earth on Oct 4th and the second (mor