New Delhi: The cluster of sunspots designated as Active Region 4455 by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), erupted in three powerful solar flares on 3 June. A central sunspot was surrounded by a number of sunspots with opposite polarity, resulting in a configuration of high flaring potential. An M9.3 erupted at 01:36 UTC, followed by an M7.7 flare at 07:00 UTC, and then an X1.0 flare at 11:28 UTC. Each of these eruptio…
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