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Digital mix guy User ID: 60306314 United States 10/22/2014 10:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | During the past 48 hours, monster sunspot AR2192 has produced a series of seven M-class solar flares of increasing intensity. The eruptions crossed the threshold into X-territory with an X1-class flare on Oct. 22nd. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded a powerful flash of extreme UV radiation in the sunspot's magnetic canopy. Today's flare is classified as an X1.6 class flare. X-class flares denote the most extreme flares. Yesterday, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, classified as an M 8.7-class flare, peaking at 9:59 p.m. EDT. M-class denotes flares that are a tenth as strong as X-class flares. The same active region previously emitted an X1.1 solar flare on Oct. 19. Remarkably, not one of the explosions so far has hurled a significant coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. The primary effect of the flares has been to ionize Earth's upper atmosphere, causing a series of short-lived HF radio communications blackouts. Such blackouts may be noticed by amateur radio operators, aviators, and mariners. [link to www.astrowatch.net] Have no fear, Spock is here!!! LLAP |