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not many will notice the impact other than staticy am radio, but this one is getting up there in intensity
right now the Interplanetary Mag. Field is also “south” adding to the impact potential
March 9th ended with a powerful solar flare. Earth-orbiting satellites detected an X1.5-class ( http://spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html ) explosion from behemoth sunspot 1166 around 2323 UT. A movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a bright flash of UV radiation plus some material being hurled away from the blast site:
A first look at coronagraph images from NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft suggests that the explosion did propel a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. This conclusion is preliminary, however, so check back later for updates.
After four years without any X-flares, the sun has produced two of the powerful blasts in less than one month: Feb. 15th and March 9th. This continues the recent trend of increasing solar activity, and shows that Solar Cycle 24 is heating up. NOAA forecasters estimate a 5% chance of more X-flares during the next 24 hours.
A first look at coronagraph images from NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft suggests that the explosion did propel a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. This conclusion is preliminary, however, so check back later for updates.
After four years without any X-flares, the sun has produced two of the powerful blasts in less than one month: Feb. 15th and March 9th. This continues the recent trend of increasing solar activity, and shows that Solar Cycle 24 is heating up. NOAA forecasters estimate a 5% chance of more X-flares during the next 24 hours.
http://spaceweather.com/swpod2011/10...fapkffo04avlh5
not many will notice the impact other than staticy am radio, but this one is getting up there in intensity
right now the Interplanetary Mag. Field is also “south” adding to the impact potential
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