LONG-DURATION SOLAR FLARE: Big sunspot AR3053 exploded on July 8th (2049 UT), producing a long duration M2.5-class solar flare: movie. A pulse of radiation from the flare caused a minor shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific side of North America: map. Stay tuned for updates about a possible Earth-directed CME.
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Ydun Ritz (2022-07-09)