X-FLARE OR BUST! Monster sunspot 1476 almost too big for a smilie!
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Currently, geomagnetic conditions still unsettled; Planetary K-index remains at 4:
[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

NASA Magnetospheric, Ionospheric, and Fok Ring Current models:

[link to ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov]

NASA Magnetopause Model (look for a shock at 18:20 UTC & 22:00 UTC):

[link to iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080]