X1.1 solar flare! New sunspot makes presence known with major fireworks

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured newly arrived sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare on June 20, 2023. The flare “caused a deep shortwave radio blackout over North America.“ according to . Credit: | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO | edited by [Steve Spaleta]() Music: All Parts Equal by Airae / courtesy of