Solar flares on August 20, 2017
The most powerful solar flare in 24 hours
M1.1 (strong) flare - August 20 at 9:52 AM
Solar activity index
Value as of the end of the day on August 20, 2017
Solar X-ray emission over the past 2 days
Chart of solar X-ray emission (1-8 Å) from August 19, 2017 to August 20, 2017
Time zone — UTC+08 (Irkutsk)
List of solar flares for August 20, 2017
The total number of solar flares of class C and higher — 6 flares
C class — 5 | M class — 1 | X class — 0
| Class | begin | max | end | region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1.0 | 22:40 | 22:45 | 22:52 | 2672 |
| C2.9 | 15:45 | 15:50 | 15:54 | 2671 |
| C1.8 | 12:22 | 12:40 | 12:53 | 2671 |
| M1.1 | 09:36 | 09:52 | 10:03 | 2672 |
| C7.0 | 04:54 | 05:55 | 06:05 | 2671 |
| C1.3 | 03:48 | 03:52 | 03:57 | 2672 |
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