Giant Sunspot Squarely Facing Earth Unleashes Massive Flare (X1.2) (currently in progress)

Not a doom! thread, just mightily impressive. The sunspot in question is the largest of the cycle and currently facing Earth head-on:





"A major solar measuring X1.2 was detected on Tuesday afternoon peaking at 18:30 UTC and remains in progress. The source of the eruption was region 1943, with interaction between sunspot 1944. Because the flare appears to be long in duration, a coronal mass ejection is possible. The blast site is in a great geoeffective position for Earth directed eruptions. Attached image by the Solar Dyanamics Observatory (SDO) below, captures a "wave" of plasma racing away from the blast site. Stay tuned for the latest updates."

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www.spaceweather.com...

This is in addition to another recent large burst (M7.2) from the same geoeffective vicinity.

"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far." --Swami Vivekananda

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ya sure it isn't the kill shot???

reply to post by deometer


X1.2 is not all that big as far as solar flares go. They do look cool though.

Thats a decent size. If it hits us right, plus put it together with the M 7.7 thats suppose to hit tomorrow may cause some caca to hit the fan. Also whats up with Artis SolarIMG? Its not showing the flare at all. I find they dont always show the flares coming but they post it.

With the grid being so strained from the blizzards on the east coast, I wonder if this small X flare will be the last straw

LIGHTS OUT....

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~Tenth