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SPACEWEATHER: Light Approaching from the Farside, 08/10/2024

Aug10

The Maximum Light of the Sun turning from the Farside to Shine on Earth

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/10/2024 

FARSIDE SUNSPOT REPORT: The Earthside of the sun just hit its highest sunspot number (299) in more than 20 years. The farside sunspot count might be even higher. Helioseismic maps of the farside of the sun reveal vast areas of potential sunspot activity:

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SPACEWEATHER: Sun Hurls an X-Class Solar Flare

Aug8

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/08/2024

X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE AND RADIO BLACKOUT: Active sunspot AR3777 just produced its most powerful solar flare yet–an X1.3-class explosion on Aug. 8th (1935 UT). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:

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