EarthSky Sun News Jan 23, 2024. Big surge!

Solar activity is now HIGH. During the past day, we saw an increase in the number of solar flares, and in flare size, with the biggest of the day an M5.1 flare ... halfway to an X flare. We’re also expecting geomagnetic storming soon ... with auroras! NASA solar astrophysicist C. Alex Young is an EarthSky sun news producer and author: Raúl Cortés is an EarthSky sun news producer and author: Deborah Byrd is an EarthSky sun new producer and host: Read the daily sun news at : #sun #earthsky