Three
X-class flares erupted from the left side of the sun June 10-11, 2014. These images are from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and show light
in a blend of two ultraviolet wavelengths: 171 and 131 angstroms. The
former is colorized in yellow; the latter, in red. Image Credit: NASA/SDO. Download additional high-resolution imagery from NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio
On June 11, 2014, the sun erupted with its third X-class flare in two days. The flare was classified as an X1.0 and it peaked at 5:06 a.m. EDT. Images of the flare were captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. All three flares originated from an active region on the sun that recently rotated into view over the left limb of the sun.
To see how this event may affect Earth, please visit NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center at http://spaceweather.gov, the U.S. government's official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.
The sun released a second X-class flare, peaking at 8:52 a.m. EDT on June 10, 2014. This is classified as an X1.5 flare.
On June 11, 2014, the sun erupted with its third X-class flare in two days. The flare was classified as an X1.0 and it peaked at 5:06 a.m. EDT. Images of the flare were captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. All three flares originated from an active region on the sun that recently rotated into view over the left limb of the sun.
To see how this event may affect Earth, please visit NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center at http://spaceweather.gov, the U.S. government's official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.
The sun released a second X-class flare, peaking at 8:52 a.m. EDT on June 10, 2014. This is classified as an X1.5 flare.
The sun emitted significant solar flares on June 10, 2014, peaking at 7:42 a.m. EDT and 8:52 a.m. EDT. Image Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Download in HD formats from Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio.
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:42 a.m. EDT on
June 10, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory – which typically
observes the entire sun 24 hours a day -- captured images of the flare.
A
solar flare bursts off the left limb of the sun in this image captured
by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 10, 2014, at 7:41 a.m. EDT.
This is classified as an X2.2 flare, shown in a blend of two
wavelengths of light: 171 and 131 angstroms, colorized in gold and red,
respectively. Image Credit: NASA/SDO/Goddard/Wiessinger.
Solar
flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare
cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on
the ground. However, when intense enough, they can disturb the
atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.
To see how this event may affect Earth, please visit NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center at http://spaceweather.gov, the U.S. government's official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.
This flare is classified as an X2.2 flare. X-class denotes the most
intense flares, while the number provides more information about its
strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as
intense, etc.
Updates will be provided as needed.
