Showing posts with label Geomagnetic Storm. Show all posts
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Monday, November 30, 2020

Major Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackout

Major Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackout 11-29-20


     Today, Earth-orbiting satellites detected the biggest solar flare in more than 3 years. The M4.4-category eruption produced a shortwave radio blackout over some parts of Earth and a bright coronal mass ejection (CME). Remarkably, the flare
By spaceweather.com
11-29-20
was even bigger than it seemed. The blast site is located just behind the sun's southeastern limb, so the explosion was partially eclipsed by the body of the sun.