The Sun Shoots Out a Powerful M4.4 Class Solar Flare - Largest Eruption of Solar Cycle 25

The Sun erupted with a powerful flare that peaked at 13:11 UTC on November 29, 2020. Any associated coronal mass ejection (CME) with this event will not be Earth directed. The eruption caused a R1 (minor) Radio Blackout LOCATION OF HF FADEOUT: South Africa (RSA)/Central Africa/South America/South Atlantic/ R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact. Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals