Space Weather

A RARE QUADRUPLE SOLAR FLARE: Sometimes we get excited about a single solar flare. This morning [April 23rd /Ed] the sun produced four flares in quick succession–an almost simultaneous cascade spanning hundreds of thousands of kilometers. The quadruple explosion is an extreme example of a phenomenon called “sympathetic solar flares.” Full story @ Spaceweather.com.

Ydun Ritz (2024-04-24)