Sun activity is high this week, so far. There were 7 M flares in the past day. And check out the newcomer on the sun’s eastern, or incoming, side. Remember sunspot region AR3738? It produced an X flare and numerous M and C flares during its trip across the Earth-facing sun from July 5 to 17. Then the sun’s rotation carried it to the far side, where it produced an X14 flare! The flare – and its effects – were observed thanks to the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, which can see the sun’s fa...
