Major solar flare reaching X1.1 peaked at 23:08 UTC

Major solar flare reaching X1.1 peaked at 23:08 UTC

As we got used to M-class and waited a day to pass to report an overview of July 6, 2012 a major solar flare peaked. At 23:08 a major solar flare reaching X1.1 peaked. The flare was centered around Sunspot 1515.Strong R3 radio blackout was reported.Potential

Massive sunspot AR1429 unleashed 2 major X-class solar flares on March 7th

Massive sunspot AR1429 unleashed 2 major X-class solar flares on March 7th

Massive sunspot AR1429 has unleashed another major X-class solar flare on March 7th at 00:28 UTC. This one is the strongest yet,  ranked as X5,4. It is the second strongest solar flare  of Cycle 24 in terms of X-Ray Flux. This eruption hurled a bright CME into

Major X1.1 solar flare peaked around Sunspot 1429 on March 5th, 2012

Major X1.1 solar flare peaked around Sunspot 1429 on March 5th, 2012

Earth orbiting satellites have detected an X1.1-class solar flare from sunspot AR1429 that produced a bright CME and resulted with strong R3 Level Radio Blackout. The flare peaked at 04:13 UTC on March 5th. A bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is now seen in the

February solar flare was sparked by five spinning sunspots

February solar flare was sparked by five spinning sunspots

The giant solar flare unleashed in February was caused by five rotating sunspots working in concert, the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting has heard.Images released from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) clearly show the sunspots, which are centres of magnetic

Heating up of solar storms season

Heating up of solar storms season

Sun woke up after three years of sleep. Several powerful solar flares occurred in recent months, with a February 14 blast as the strongest and  the most powerful outburst in more than four years. Considering surface of Sun dotted with sunspots and recent activity,

Geomagnetic storm in progress

Geomagnetic storm in progress

A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on March 10th around 0630 UT. The impact, albeit weak, did provoke geomagnetic activity around the poles.Planetary K-indexNow: Kp= 5 storm24-hr max: Kp= 5 stormNewly-arriving coronagraph data from the Solar

X1.5-flare produced Earth-directed CME

X1.5-flare produced Earth-directed CME

UPDATE:A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on March 10th around 0630 UT. Solar wind conditions, post-impact, are favorable for geomagnetic activity.March 9th ended with a powerful solar flare. Earth-orbiting satellites detected an X1.5-class

Plasma cloud from X2.3 solar flare headed our way

Plasma cloud from X2.3 solar flare headed our way

Plasma cloud from the first X-class solar flare of Solar Cycle 24 (X2.3 on February 15, 2011) is headed our way. It is expected to arrive around February 17. 2011/02/15, at 07:07 UTC – PRESTO-alert: NOAA AR 1158 has produced an X2.3 flare peaking at 01:56 UTC,…

First X-class solar flare of Solar Cycle 24 – X2.3 on February 14, 2011

First X-class solar flare of Solar Cycle 24 – X2.3 on February 14, 2011

Earth-orbiting satellites detected an X2.3 solar flare at 01:56 UTC on February 14, 2011. This is the most powerful solar flare in nearly five years, and the first X-class solar flare of Solar Cycle 24. The source was behemoth sunspot 1158.

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