Sunspot region 3947, X-class solar flares
Saturday, 4 January 2025 17:46 UTC
Solar activity has been on the rise again thanks to flaring activity coming from sunspot region 3947. It has been responsible for multiple M-class events and three low-level X-class events including an X1.8 solar flare today that peaked at 12:48 UTC.
Sunspot region 3947 is located in the north-east quadrant of the solar disk and will face Earth in a few days. Due to the location of this sunspot region, any Coronal Mass Ejections associated with these events are not aimed at our planet. However, we should for sure be on the lookout for more flares in the days ahead coming from this sunspot region as it rotates into a more earth-facing position. Exciting!
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