{"id":799576,"date":"2025-12-06T16:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T21:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=799576"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T21:58:30","slug":"strong-m8-1-solar-flare-erupts-from-geoeffective-region-4299-producing-fast-cme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=799576","title":{"rendered":"Strong M8.1 solar flare erupts from geoeffective Region 4299, producing fast CME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>A Type II Radio Emission with an estimated velocity of 1 143 km\/s was associated with the event, suggesting a coronal mass ejection (CME) was produced during the event.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a 10cm Radio burst lasting 4 minutes and with a peak flux of 1 100 sfu was registered from 20:35 to 20:39 UTC. A 10cm radio burst indicates that the electromagnetic burst associated with a solar flare at the 10cm wavelength was double or greater than the initial 10cm radio background.<\/p>\n<p>This can be indicative of significant radio noise in association with a solar flare. This noise is generally short-lived but can cause interference for sensitive receivers, including radar, GPS, and satellite communications.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"960\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 960;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m8.1-solar-flare-december-6-2025.webm\"\/><noscript><video height=\"960\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 960;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" loop=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m8.1-solar-flare-december-6-2025.webm\" playsinline=\"\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">M8.1 solar flare on December 6, 2025. Credit: NASA\/SDO, Helioviewer, The Watchers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: SWPC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Region 4299 is located in a geoeffective position, suggesting CMEs produced by it are likely to be Earth-directed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"sunspots on december 6 2025\" class=\"wp-image-239313 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025.webp 1024w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-70x70.webp 70w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025.webp\" alt=\"sunspots on december 6 2025\" class=\"wp-image-239313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025.webp 1024w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sunspots-on-december-6-2025-70x70.webp 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunspots on December 6, 2025. Credit: NASA\/SDO HMI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The region has a \u2018beta-delta\u2019 magnetic configuration and is capable of producing more strong eruptions on the Sun. Earth-directed CMEs from this region are likely in the days ahead.<\/p>\n<p>SWPC forecasters call for a 70% chance of M- and a 15% chance of X-class solar flares through December 8.<\/p>\n<p><!-- MOLONGUI AUTHORSHIP PLUGIN 5.1.0 --><br \/>\n<!-- https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/wordpress-plugin-post-authors --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2025\/12\/06\/m8-1-solar-flare-geoeffective-region-4299-fast-cme-december-6-2025\/?rand=772108\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Type II Radio Emission with an estimated velocity of 1 143 km\/s was associated with the event, suggesting a coronal mass ejection (CME) was produced during the event. 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