M3-Class Flare – See SDO Animated Image

First Light of the Solstice

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 06/21/2026

SOLSTICE SOLAR FLARES: Solar activity is increasing as a farside sunspot comes around the sun’s eastern limb and turns toward Earth. June 21st began with an M3-class solar flare from newly-numbered sunspot 4473:

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