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SPACEWEATHER: M8-Class Earth Directed Flare

Another Flare from the Unexpected Sunspot

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 12/07/2025

THE WRONG SUNSPOT KEEPS ERUPTING: All eyes are on monster sunspot 4294-4296, which seems poised to erupt with an epic Earth-directed flare. Instead, the “monster” is quiet and other sunspots are providing the action. On Dec. 6th, northern sunspot 4299 erupted and hurled a CME directly toward Earth. Read the details below–but don’t stop watching the monster.

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