Scientists from the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy reported a record number of solar flares in two years. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
"Yesterday, July 5, from 00:00 to 23:59 Moscow time, 24 flares of category C and above were registered according to universal time, and 26 flares if counting the day by Moscow time," the Telegram post said.
Groups of sunspots, including the largest region in ten years, region 4478, have moved to the west and will move to the far side of the Sun tomorrow. If they survive the next two weeks, they will return to Earth in the second half of July, but chances are slim, scientists noted.
"Today, the X-ray radiation fluxes, which have been elevated tens of times over the past week, will decline, and if no new centers of activity form on the star, it will fall back into hibernation by midweek," the laboratory added.
Solar flares are divided into five classes based on X-ray power: A, B, C, M, and X. They can cause magnetic storms on Earth. Scientists stated that the magnetic storm observed on Saturday, which was the second strongest this year, has ended. Geomagnetic indices and solar wind parameters have returned to normal.
According to the laboratory's website forecast, the magnetosphere will be calm for the next three days.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that scientists had predicted a magnetic storm of at least G2 level on the evening of July 3 and early morning of July 4. It was expected to be the strongest in recent months.