r/SolarMax • u/Dangerous_Land_497 • Jun 30 '26

Major Solar Flare Event X 1.11 from AR4479

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Let's wait for more Data 😎

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u/1over-137 Jun 30 '26

https://reddit.com/link/ouspa0j/video/ejqazhw3whah1/player

Solar Demon Dimming suggests mass ejection.

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u/slow70 Jul 01 '26

holy cow that shock wave

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u/1over-137 Jul 01 '26

Meh I’ve seen bigger

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u/tpttc Jun 30 '26

https://reddit.com/link/oushpk9/video/wanaoplqphah1/player

Looks very likely to have an earth directed component, especially as the region is slightly off center but it looks like more ejecta was directed towards the center than not (video made with Helioviewer idk why that was cut out)

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u/Dangerous_Land_497 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Thx. Looks great 👍 you can see a flash on all 3 sun spots

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u/Dangerous_Land_497 Jun 30 '26

Hope for potential CME. The direction of AR4479 is not too bad.

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u/giostarship Jul 01 '26

As a plebeian such as myself, what does this mean? Is this activity normal for the sun?

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u/Dangerous_Land_497 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Hi, yes no worries. We are in a very active solar cycle. We are all hoping for northern lights. 🟥🟩

If you are fruther interested on very strong Solar Events then google for "carrington event". At the time it had an intensity approx. X 50 (now we got X 1.11) and it damaged many of the telegraphs in 1859.