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PARTIALLY ECLIPSED SOLAR FLARE: Something just exploded behind the sun's northeastern limb. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the blast (June 23 @ 0707 UT), which sent a shadowy shock wave through the sun's upper atmosphere:

https://imgur.com/WPhSkht

The explosion registered a relatively mild C3.4 on X-ray solar flare scales, but it was probably stronger than that. The edge of the sun partially eclipsed the blast, reducing the radiation able to reach Earth-orbiting satellites. Also, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory detected a CME emerging from blast site.

https://imgur.com/AcFlkDy

The source of the flare won't remain behind the sun's limb for long. Solar rotation will turn it toward us in no more than ~24 hours. Stay tuned!

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A Minor Planet Has Entered Our Solar System

The outskirts of our solar system is teeming with mysterious objects – and now one of them is heading our way. Astronomers have discovered a minor planet that’s about to make its closest pass to the Sun on its 600,000-year orbit.

The object in question is designated 2014 UN271, and it was only recently identified in data from the Dark Energy Survey captured between 2014 and 2018. Size estimates place it anywhere between 100 and 370 km (62 and 230 miles) wide. If it’s a comet, it’s quite a big one, especially for one coming from the outer solar system.


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https://twitter.com/_/status/1407366377237741574

I wonder how the sun will react? Monster flare?

Magnitude 3.5
Region JUJUY, ARGENTINA
Date time 2021-06-23 17:53:02.0 UTC
Location 22.78 S ; 66.75 W
Depth 255 km
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Magnitude 3.3
Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Date time 2021-06-23 18:22:16.7 UTC
Location 18.99 N ; 155.46 W
Depth 33 km
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Edit: Upgraded to 3.6

Last Edited by Simple27 on 06/23/2021 04:16 PM

Magnitude 4.0
Region NICARAGUA
Date time 2021-06-23 18:25:29.0 UTC
Location 11.36 N ; 85.78 W
Depth 242 km
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pop up

Magnitude 4.5
Region OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Date time 2021-06-23 18:08:14.5 UTC
Location 53.90 N ; 161.28 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.8
Region KURIL ISLANDS
Date time 2021-06-23 18:44:30.0 UTC
Location 43.50 N ; 146.20 E
Depth 100 km
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Magnitude 2.5
Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
Date time 2021-06-23 18:47:19.2 UTC
Location 18.87 N ; 155.46 W
Depth 44 km
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Magnitude 4.2
Region BANDA SEA
Date time 2021-06-23 19:17:13.0 UTC
Location 4.80 S ; 129.30 E
Depth 232 km
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Magnitude 3.7
Region SOUTHERN PERU
Date time 2021-06-23 19:31:08.0 UTC
Location 17.48 S ; 69.86 W
Depth 17 km
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Magnitude 3.3
Region PAPUA, INDONESIA
Date time 2021-06-23 19:33:17.0 UTC
Location 3.40 S ; 140.34 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.1
Region PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Date time 2021-06-23 19:41:24.0 UTC
Location 7.79 N ; 127.08 E
Depth 8 km
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Magnitude 4.7
Region OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
Date time 2021-06-23 19:41:30.5 UTC
Location 30.84 S ; 71.90 W
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.3
Region WESTERN TEXAS
Date time 2021-06-23 19:49:03.8 UTC
Location 31.65 N ; 104.32 W
Depth 5 km
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Magnitude 3.6
Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Date time 2021-06-23 20:06:07.2 UTC
Location 34.15 N ; 116.44 W
Depth 6 km
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My thought exactly! Scary to think, if the comet is that huge.

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Magnitude 4.1
Region SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
Date time 2021-06-23 12:26:32.0 UTC
Location 47.40 N ; 142.80 E
Depth 10 km
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Magnitude 3.9
Region OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.
Date time 2021-06-23 20:20:44.4 UTC
Location 37.26 S ; 177.68 E
Depth 72 km
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Magnitude 3.0
Region ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Date time 2021-06-23 20:43:18.0 UTC
Location 22.23 S ; 68.71 W
Depth 119 km
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I love a good spaghetti sequence, but if there's 51 options, what's the point? Pretty much a crapshoot.

Lol, true!