X1.1 solar flare on the south-east limb

Tuesday, 3 May 2022 18:00 UTC

X1.1 solar flare on the south-east limb

An X1.1 (R3-strong) solar flare was observed on the south east limb today. The eruption was fairly impulsive and peaked at 13:25 UTC.

This region was also responsible for an M1.3 solar flare at 07:52 UTC but this was also an impulsive event just like the X-flare. Both of these events were not eruptive and no coronal mass ejections were launched into space. This activity originating from the south-east limb could signal the return of old sunspot region 2992. Further M and X class activity is possible as this new region rotates onto the earth-facing solar disk.

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