Overview
- The first eruption peaked at X1.8 at 20:34 MSK on November 4, the strongest flare reported in nearly five months, according to Russia’s space research laboratory.
- A second X-class event around X1.1–X1.2 peaked at 01:01 MSK on November 5 near the solar limb, making any associated coronal mass ejection unlikely to be Earth-directed.
- Scientists report large coronal mass ejections forming, but recent trajectories mostly miss Earth and the precise directions remain under evaluation.
- Two major active regions, cataloged as 4272/4274 and 4275, are rotating toward the central solar disk and are expected to align more closely with the Sun–Earth line by the weekend.
- Laboratory forecasts call for continued elevated flare rates and warn of possible episodic geomagnetic disturbances that could affect power systems, shortwave communications, and navigation.