
Dr. C. Alex Young
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a look back - ๐ Solar Activity Alert! ๐จ Between May 3โ9, 2024, the Sun unleashed 82 major solar flaresโincluding 9 intense X-class flares! AR13664 was the culprit, hurling 7 huge CMEs at Earth at speeds up to 3 million mph! ๐ช๏ธโ๏ธ #SolarStorm #SunActivity #SpaceWeather

a look back - ๐ Mega Geomagnetic Storm! โก๏ธ On May 10, 2024, Earth was hit by a powerful G5 geomagnetic stormโour strongest in decades! With a Dst index plummeting to -412 nT, it rivaled the famous 1989 storm. Earthโs magnetic shield got quite the workout! ๐ก๏ธ #GeomagneticStorm



๐จDouble X-Class Blasts!๐จThe Sun just delivered a one-two punch with a pair of powerful X-class flares! ๐ฅAR4086 fired off an X1.2 flare as it slipped over the west limb. ๐ฅAR4087 wasnโt holding back โ unleashing a massive X2.7 flare. Stay tuned for more updates! ๐โก๏ธ

๐จ BOOM! The Sun Just Fired an X-Flare! โ๏ธ๐ฅ Happy Sun Day! Solar activity surged overnight as Sunspot AR4098 exploded with: ๐ธ X1.1 flare at 01:46 UTC๐ธ M1.7 flare at 06:35 UTC๐ธ M3.4 flare at 10:05 UTC This region is growing fast and crackling with energy! ๐โก๏ธ No

๐โก STORM! The CME is Here and Earth is Rocking โก๐ A powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) from the May 30 M8.2 solar flare slammed into Earth around 05:20 UTC on June 1, triggering a G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm! ๐ช๏ธ ๐ Solar wind speeds blasted past 1,200 km/s ๐ The




๐๐ฅณ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ! On Saturday, June 21, at 02:42 UTC Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โข 9:42 pm CDT โข 8:42 pm MDT โข 7:42 pm PDT ๐ ๐ ๐ #solstice #summer #winter #seasons More at earthsky.org/astronomy-esseโฆ earthsky.org/astronomy-esseโฆ

โก๏ธX marks the spotโฆ AGAIN! โก๏ธ AR4114 is back at it with a fiery X1.9 flare at 23:50 UTC on June 19! ๐ฅ This region takes a lickinโ and keeps on tickinโโtruly the Energizer Bunny of sunspots. ๐ฐโ๏ธ Stay tuned for updates: bit.ly/sunactivity #SolarFlare #SpaceWeather


๐ ๐ ๐ It is almost time for the June 2025 solstice! A nice discussion from the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), where it will become summer. It hits on Satuday, June 21 at 02:42 ๐๐ ๐ง, Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โข 9:42 pm CDT โข 8:42 pm MDT โข 7:42 pm PDT. #solstice

It's the June #solstice! Happy Summer, Northern Hemisphere! ๐๐ฅฅ๐ด๐บ๐๐๐๏ธ๐๐๏ธ๐นโฑ๏ธ๐๐ฅต๐โฑ๏ธ๐ฆโ๏ธ๐ Happy Winter, Southern Hemisphere! โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐จ๏ธ๐งโโ๐งฃโธ๏ธ๐ฅถ๐ท๐ฟโห๏ฝกโโโ๏ฝกหโโ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ง๐ MORE: bit.ly/solstice-june2โฆ

๐ ๐ Get ready for a full tilt day! The 2025 June Solstice hits Saturday, June 21 at 02:42 UTC, Friday, June 20 at 10:42 pm EDT โข 9:42 pm CDT โข 8:42 pm MDT โข 7:42 pm PDT ๐ ๐ ๐ This day has the most direct sunlight, but the longest daylight may fall on nearby days due to

๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ! ๐๐๐๐ค๐คฉ The farthest point Earth reaches in its orbit around the Sun occurs on July 3, 2025 @ 19:54 UTC โข 3:54 PM EDT โข 12:54 PM PDT. At that time, the distance from Earthโs center to the Sunโs center will be ๐ต๐ฐ,๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฎ,๐ต๐ฏ๐ต


๐ช๐ผ๐! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ! ๐๐๐๐ค๐คฉ The farthest point Earth reaches in its orbit around the Sun happened on July 3, 2025, @ 19:54 UTC โข 3:54 PM EDT โข 12:54 PM PDT. At that time, the distance
