Today, the sun has produced another X-class solar ray. Although the sunspot responsible is located behind the sun’s edge, the amount of radiation is large enough to reach our planet to cause a strong shortwave blackout.
X-CLASS FLAVOR: Long time, and thanks for the X-flares. Sunspot AR2994 departed for another solar flare of class X1 today, April 30, 1347UT, as it exited the sun’s Earthside. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a spectacular series of debris flying up and over the northwest limb of the sun:
Even if the sunspot was completely hidden behind the sun’s edge, the explosion would still generate enough radiation for a powerful shortwave radio blackout over the mid-Atlantic and much of Europe: map. Signals below 30 MHz are noticeable for almost an hour.
Full article at spaceweather.com
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