SOLAR WATCH * Huge X8.2 Flare Sept. 10, 2017! (Updated Daily)

Boom.



[link to iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov]

[link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]
SOHO moves around the Sun in step with the Earth, by slowly orbiting around the First Lagrangian Point (L1), where the combined gravity of the Earth and Sun keep SOHO in an orbit locked to the Earth-Sun line. The L1 point is approximately 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth (about four times the distance of the Moon), in the direction of the Sun. There, SOHO enjoys an uninterrupted view of our daylight star. All previous solar observatories have orbited the Earth, from where their observations were periodically interrupted as our planet `eclipsed' the Sun.

Satellite disruptus !!

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]
Something cresting the eastern limb right behind 1785, looks like things are about to get interesting

Clearly double peaked

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]


and again..

shhhhh.... Observe the rules :)

Flare.

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

dang. We all know so well that these flares peter out once mentioned. I'm starting to like the 3am flares better

Glp effect kept it at 7.2. Looked at it through my solar telescope and didn't look that impressive from previous flares.

I hate those ones. I want to observe it.

a watched pot never boils, geo. Lol

Oh. That makes sense. Lol

The recent C7.2 was NOT from 1785, but from another region at 90 degrees on the limb. Maybe 1785 will respond in kind soon.

[link to halpha.nso.edu]

[link to lasp.colorado.edu]
:7/2-C7new:
:7/2-newC7:
:7/2-SAM:

Thanks. No wonder it didn't look impressive. I was only able to a small portion of it through my solar telescope. Will watch and wait...

The GOES x-ray flux has been hovering at C1 or better for 90 mins. We just had a C1 (not sure where from) and a C1.8 (from 1780 on the west limb I believe), and the aforementioned C7.2 from an unnumbered region on the east limb. As of this typing Solarsoft has listed none of these events and of course NOAA got the C7.2 all wrong.
[link to www.lmsal.com]

NOAA's Latest 'Discussion'-
.24 hr Summary...
Solar activity was low. Region 1785 (S11E62), now a F-type spot group,
was the most active region, producing the majority of the low-level
C-class flares observed during the period, including the two largest.
The first was a C7 that occurred at 02/1749 UTC and the second, also a
C7, occurred at 02/2358 UTC. Limb-foreshortening continued to prevent
detailed analysis of the magnetic structure of this region. As it
rotates more into view, a more accurate magnetic classification should
become attainable. Region 1780 (S11W78) produced some low level C-class
flares, but showed gradual decay during period. A filament eruption was
observed at around 02/0000 UTC via H-alpha from near N16E17. After
detailed analysis, no earth directed CMEs are expected from this event
or any other.
[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

What Bozos, it only took me 10 minutes to find the source of that second C7 was not 1785 which is at least 15 degrees away from the flare site. And 'foreshortening' didn't stop Agent 66 from correctly noticing a magnetic delta region within 1785 12 hours ago. They're not stupid at NOAA, just lazy and don't give a fuck.

Solarsoft movie of the first C7.1 from 1785 (notice how far from the 2nd C7's location):
[link to sdowww.lmsal.com]

AR1785 and Friends-
:7/3-1785+new:

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary
SRS Number 184 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Jul 2013
Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Jul
I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z
Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type
1777 S17W93 164 0100 Hsx 06 01 Alpha
1780 S11W78 148 0030 Hrx 04 02 Alpha
1781 N22W57 129 0110 Dsi 09 12 Beta
1783 N07E33 037 0010 Hrx 00 01 Alpha
1784 S14E17 054 0040 Cso 04 05 Beta
1785 S11E62 008 0300 Fho 19 08 Beta
1786 S31E18 054 0030 Cro 02 02 Beta

AR1785 Magnetogram-
:7/3-1785mag:

Last Edited by Hugh M Eye on 07/02/2013 09:59 PM

They're not stupid at NOAA, just lazy and don't give a fuck.

I agree!
I've got a feeling after the last polarity swapping diag., that we may see some serious action soon, a lot of magnetic mingling going on! Something has to release this energy.

April and May's sunspot counts of 72.4 and 78 .7 were the highest in 16 months. June, whose sunspot count just got released, disappointed with a paltry count of 52.5

Regardless, the trend is still onward and upward, towards peak #2 [link to www.sidc.oma.be]

Thanks for the update, madajs! I think we'll see a few more strong bursts of activity in coming weeks/months.

We just had a C5.4 from AR1780 on the SW limb.

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

This happens to be exactly where the Earth's magnetic footpoint is currently.

[link to iswa.ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov]

Thank you very much for the info. Can't believe I didn't know that by now.

Solarsoft still has both C 7's coming from 1785????

[link to www.lmsal.com]

M1.5

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

Hugh M Eye, do you think the current year will end normally? Thanks for replying

[link to lasp.colorado.edu]

So if that flare is from AR1780 is it likely we'll get some of that?

Regarding That big flare yesterday that made no Xray emmissions, Will that be put into the Enlil spiral?

It seems to take them forever to put flares in the Enlil spiral and even then I don't trust it at all.

[link to iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov]

we have a rising...

C1.7

see geo. Just after 3am(my time).

What are the odds?

Lots of little C flare pop ups following that M flare.