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M7.2 solar flare on 1982-08-08
ClassM7.2NOAA report
Peak02:051982-08-08 UTC
Duration14 min
Peak flux7.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 63 / 3850 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 25 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | S09W65 |
| Active region | AR 3829 (17 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1982
X12.9
X12.0
X10.1
X9.8
X8.0
X7.1
X5.9
X5.0
X4.5
X3.6
X3.2
X3.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:28 | 09:29 | 8 | M1.0 | N10E28 | 3837 | |
| 15:46 | 16:12 | 64 | M1.5 | N14E37 | 3839 | |
| 16:03 | 16:51 | 122 | M1.7 | N14E71 | 3845 |
All times UTC. Until June 2017 classes are NOAA's reports of the time (GOES-15 and earlier included a 0.7 scaling factor); later classes come from calibrated GOES-16/18 data, so the same flare reads about 1.4× larger. Do not compare the two periods directly.
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A M7.2 flare that began 1982-08-08 02:04 UTC; No. 63 of 3,850 C-class-or-larger flares in 1982.