Powerful, long-duration X2.2 solar flare erupts from geoeffective AR 2673

A powerful, long-duration solar flare measuring X2.2 at its peak time erupted from geoeffective Active Region 2673 at 09:10 UTC on September 6, 2017. The event started at 08:48 and ended at 09:59 UTC. This is the first X-class solar flare since May 2015. It's…… Read more »