Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora 'fireworks' as we close out 2024?

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December 27, 2024, 4:29 PM

• •The sun erupted with four solar flares within less than three hours on Christmas Day.
• •The biggest flare of the series, recorded at a M7.3, erupted from sunspot region AR3938 on Dec. 25 at 10:15 p.m. EST (0315 GMT on Dec. 26).
• •These types of synchronized blasts are referred to as sympathetic solar flares, and are a very rare phenomenon.

The sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours on Christmas Day. The biggest flare of the series, recorded at a M7.3, erupted from sunspot region AR3938 on Dec. 25 at 10:15 p,m. EST (0315 GMT on Dec. 26). These types of synchronized blasts are referred to as sympathetic solar flares, and are a very rare phenomenon.

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