Solar Flare 2024 News And Observer. This was the second strongest flare thus far in solar cycle 25, only. Nasa’s solar dynamics observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event.

Nasa’s solar dynamics observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash on the right — on oct. (nasa/sdo) the sun has started spooky season with a bang, letting loose on october 1 with a colossal flare.