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04-25-2014, 11:00 PM
Solar Flare Disrupts Communications on Earth
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The sun erupted with a massive solar flare late on April 24, triggering a temporary communications blackout on some parts of Earth.
The powerful flare peaked at 8:27 p.m. EDT, April 25, and ranked as an X1.3-class solar storm, one of the strongest types of flares the sun can experience, according to a report from the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center. NASA's sun-watching Solar Dynamics Observatory captured video of the intense solar flare (http://www.space.com/25627-powerful-x-flare-erupts-on-sun-s-western-limb-video.html) in several difference wavelengths.
The solar flare erupted from an active sunspot region k**wn as Region 2035 located on the far western side (or limb) of the sun as seen from Earth. Because of its position, the flare sparked a high-frequency radio blackout for about an hour on the daytime side of Earth, most likely over the Pacific Ocean and Eastern Pacific Rim, according to the SWPC update
SEE ALSO: Photos of The Biggest Solar Flares of 2014 (http://www.space.com/24199-biggest-solar-flares-photos-2014-sun-storms.html)
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The sun erupted with a massive solar flare late on April 24, triggering a temporary communications blackout on some parts of Earth.
The powerful flare peaked at 8:27 p.m. EDT, April 25, and ranked as an X1.3-class solar storm, one of the strongest types of flares the sun can experience, according to a report from the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center. NASA's sun-watching Solar Dynamics Observatory captured video of the intense solar flare (http://www.space.com/25627-powerful-x-flare-erupts-on-sun-s-western-limb-video.html) in several difference wavelengths.
The solar flare erupted from an active sunspot region k**wn as Region 2035 located on the far western side (or limb) of the sun as seen from Earth. Because of its position, the flare sparked a high-frequency radio blackout for about an hour on the daytime side of Earth, most likely over the Pacific Ocean and Eastern Pacific Rim, according to the SWPC update
SEE ALSO: Photos of The Biggest Solar Flares of 2014 (http://www.space.com/24199-biggest-solar-flares-photos-2014-sun-storms.html)
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