M3.4-class solar flare from Sunspot AR3638
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: APRIL 22, 2024
THIS SUNSPOT CAN’T SHOOT STRAIGHT: Over the weekend, giant sunspot complex AR3638-47 hurled at least 6 CMEs into space–all of them heading just south of Earth. NASA models forecast near-miss after near-miss. Finally, however, an explosion occurred that may be Earth directed:
