[Regnum] On the evening of March 28, a new flare of the highest X-point was registered on the Sun. This was reported by the press service of the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy.
The exact measured level of the flare is X1.1. The maximum radiation was recorded at 18:20 Moscow time. The laboratory noted that events of this class on the Sun have not been observed for more than a month; the last time a flare of the highest level was recorded was on February 23.
"According to observations, the explosion occurred on the eastern edge of the Sun. The event does not initially pose a danger to the Earth, but the location of the flash will be in close proximity to the Sun-Earth line in a few days. If the event is a harbinger of a new series of activity, then direct strikes on the Earth will be possible from the middle of next week," the report says.
The laboratory added that some of the energy was most likely shielded by the solar disk, and the actual magnitude of the flare could be higher.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on February 23, astronomers recorded a super-powerful flare on the Sun. It was noted that it was the result of a rapid increase in solar activity, which began a day before the flare and continued at the time of the flare. In the middle of the same day, astronomers recorded three flares of medium level M.
On January 23, astronomers captured a black jet of light from the surface of the Sun, a rare phenomenon. The effect occurs because the large mass of neutral hydrogen gas almost completely absorbs short-wavelength radiation falling on it from behind, making it appear black.