Large Solar Flare Alert! ☀️ The Sun just released the most energetic Earth-directed solar flare so far this year today, November 11th at 10:04 UTC — an X5.1 flare, part of the largest flare category (X-class). First, let’s watch the video, and then I’ll explain what that means to the best of my knowledge. Two things to notice in the video: 1️⃣ The entire shockwave propagating across the Sun. 2️⃣ The small specks of light on the Sun’s surface — to put it in perspective, Earth would fit in just on