Solar Flare May 2024. Solar flares are energetic eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the sun's surface that occur when magnetic energy accumulating in the solar atmosphere is released. A x7.1 solar flare exploded from the sun at around at around 6 p.m.
During our observation period between 11 utc yesterday and 11 utc today, we saw the sun produce a total of 15 flares, seven m and eight c flares. The storm created beautiful auroras, causing.