
X-CLASS FLARE, Taken by Michael Jaeger on April 24, 2026 @ AZM Martinsberg Austria
Two Flares in One
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 04/25/2026
X-CLASS SOLAR FLARES SHATTER THE QUIET (UPDATED): The sun has been quiet for weeks. That ended today with two powerful X-class solar flares. In quick succession, sunspot 4419 unleashed X2.4 (0107 UT) and X2.5 (0813 UT) explosions. Alerted by the first flare, Austrian astrophotographer Michael Jaeger caught the second:



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