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Newly emerged sunspot region AR3663 is already making a name for itself, firing off not one but two powerful solar flares within just six hours of each other. across Australia, Japan and much of China. The flare peaked at 10:22 p.m. EDT and ended shortly after at 10:27 p.m. EDT . The next eruption came this morning when the second most powerful category flare, an M-class solar flare, peaked around 4:00 a.m. EDT .
X FLARE! Sunspot region AR3663 just produced an X1.7 flare, the 11th largest flare so far this cycle. It was an impulsive flare lasting a total of about 25 minutes and peaking at 02:22 U.T. This is the 30th X flare so far during SC25, compared to just 19 at the same stage in SC24 pic.twitter.com/zYgvqjm0Af, eruptions from the sun's surface, emit intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation. They occur when magnetic energy accumulating in the solar atmosphere is subsequently released.
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