FLARE FORECASTING IS MADE DIFFICULT BY THE RELATIVE RARITY OF THE EVENTS THAT MATTER (M AND X-CLASS FLARES). THIS MEANS THAT A SINGLE INSTRUMENTAL ERA ONLY HAS DOZENS OF X-CLASS FLARES (~40) AND HUNDREDS OF M-CLASS FLARES (~700 FOR THE SDO ERA).
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