Sun unleashed M1.3 solar flare, Sept.28 CME arrived

Sun unleashed M1.3 solar flare, Sept.28 CME arrived

M1.3 solar flare occurred at 04:33 UTC on September 30., 2012 More updates in coming minutes! Meanwhile, the Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with the filament eruption near end-of-day September 28th has arrived.  Geomagnetic storm

CME from September 28 eruption heading toward Earth

CME from September 28 eruption heading toward Earth

Sunspot 1577 generated a long duration C3.7 solar flare which hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) almost directly toward Earth on September 28. Proton levels reached the S1 Minor Radiation Storm level soon after the event. The proton event linked to the C3.7 flare

Video of August 31 CME traveling through space

Video of August 31 CME traveling through space

Anyone who observes solar activity here and there surely noticed spectacular solar filament on August 31, 2012. We saw amazing images presented to us by solar observatories in space and now SOHO combined all recordings from EUVI, COR1, COR2 and HI1 that give us clear

Sunspot 1564 unleashed a long duration M1.4 solar flare

Sunspot 1564 unleashed a long duration M1.4 solar flare

Moderate long-duration solar flare measuring M1.4 took place at 17:59 UTC on September 8. It was generated around Sunspot 1564. Another strong flare was recorded about the same time around nearby Region 1562. It is possible that the X-ray flux recorded the cumulative

Sun turns black! Fear not, it’s only SDO eclipse season

Sun turns black! Fear not, it’s only SDO eclipse season

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has moved into its second eclipse season of 2012. September 6, 2012, marks the first day of the SDO Fall Eclipse Season. Today’s eclipse lasted 8 minutes and 15 seconds only.  Earth blocks SDO’s view of the sun for a period

Geomagnetic storming levels back to normal

Geomagnetic storming levels back to normal

Geomagnetic storming reached the G2 (Moderate) level at high latitudes again early today. Bright auroras could be seen around Arctic Circle. It was sparked by one of two coronal mass ejections observed on September 2.  Solar radiation storm levels have returned to

Geomagnetic activity at normal levels while another CME impact expected

Geomagnetic activity at normal levels while another CME impact expected

NOAA/SWPC reported that the G1 (minor) Geomagnetic Storm has ended with the return of normal solar wind conditions. Currently solar winds blow at speed of 419.1 km/sec. Earthbound proton levels are now below the S1 Minor Radiation Storm threshold and geomagnetic