02/12/2023
Today’s top news: X flare! As we mentioned yesterday, of the 12 sunspot regions now on the sun’s visible surface, AR3217 was most expected to blast a large flare. And it did – an X1.1 flare – at 15:48 UTC on February 11, 2023. The event produced an R3 (strong) radio blackout over South America.
Last 24 hours: Sun activity is high. The sun produced 16 flares in the past 24 hours: one X flare, eight Ms, and seven Cs. The sun has 12 labeled sunspot active regions today