The Sun's region 4336, now facing earth, has been very active since the day it came into view on 30 January.

The Sun's region 4336, now facing earth, has been very active since the day it came into view on 30 January. It emitted a strong X4.2 flare occurred today at 1213 UTC; no CME detected yet.

An X1.5 flare was emitted yesterday, while a stronger X8.1 was emitted on 1 Feb accompanied by a CME, which will provide a glancing blow to Earth tomorrow night.

Region 4336 has already produced 21 C-class, 38 M-class and 7 X-class flares.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/x42-flare-region-4366
https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/latest48.php?q=0193
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