X2-Class Solar Flare Today, page 1
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Topic started on 27-1-2012 @ 04:53 PM by jude11
Been watching for a few days and didn't think it would go past high M Class but it sure did.

spaceweather.com...
X-FLARE: Departing sunspot 1402 unleashed an X2-class solar flare today, Jan. 27th, at 18:37 UT. Click on the image to view a movie of the extreme ultraviolet flash recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:


Sunspot 1402 is rotating onto the far side of the sun, so the blast site was not facing Earth. Nevertheless, energetic protons accelerated by the blast are now surrounding our planet, and an intensifying S1-class radiation storm is in progress.


SpaceWeather also states that although it isn't expected to do too much Earth wise, it isn't out of the expected to see some activity on Jan 28-29.

Imagine if this was directed right at us?

Great SOHO vid here:

spaceweather.com...

www.swpc.noaa.gov...


reply posted on 27-1-2012 @ 05:07 PM by jerryznv
reply to post by jude11



I saw something about this earlier and the vids of it are amazing!

Something to keep an eye on...the sun is getting more active it seems!
edit on 27-1-2012 by jerryznv because: (no reason given)


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