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The sun experienced its strongest flare since late summer

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An M6.7 class flare was recorded on the Sun - the strongest since the end of summer, occurring close to the center of the solar disk and potentially affecting the Earth, reports the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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The flare occurred close to the center of the solar disk, the last stronger event was recorded on August 25 - the M6.9 flare.

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The strongest M6.7 flare has been recorded on the Sun since the end of summer.

The flare occurred quite close to the center of the solar disk and could potentially affect the Earth.

MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. The strongest flare since the end of summer was recorded on the Sun on Thursday, reported the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

“The M6.7 flare on the Sun is the strongest since the end of summer,” says a message on the Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory.

Scientists noted that the last time a larger event occurred was on August 25, when an M6.9 flare was detected.

Open Questions

Will the flare cause geomagnetic storms on Earth?
Will there be an increase in auroras?
What is the accuracy of the forecast of the impact on satellites and radio communications?