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

Up .........

will upload a vid soon....SDO looks also great

Looks X2 and probably will be elongated. Bring me on some more low latitude auroras please!

X1.9 and now doing a slow RISE!
[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

The global D alread lit up Red
[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

Global Absorption Chart

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]


nice

So thats the 4th strongest of SC24 and she just turned the corner. I wonder if this spot will die out like the last big spot a few weeks ago.

no way with this one IMO
she is a MONSTER sized sunspot
biggest one seen yet in solar cycle 24
she is just getting warmed up

X flare was from sunspot region 1339
confirmed
[link to lasp.colorado.edu]

That region is huge, reminds me of 2001

i keep refreshing to see your new thread made on this
hehehe

hey DM
nice to see you pop in around these parts :)
yeah this one is a biggie
also reminds of the some of the larger spots in the last SC

Looks like NZ is in the firing line for the next few hours, maybe time to do some backups incase I get my X20+, lol

i would that that is a for sure
you see this report?

Region 11339 [N19E72] rotated fully into view. This is a compact region with a very high flare potential. X class flares are possible, even X10+ events. The region has a significant magnetic delta structure in the central part and several small deltas elsewhere
[link to www.solen.info]

even with this X flare, sunspot 1339 has not lost any power

right now-

Sunspot 1339:
60% chance of producing a M Flare
63% chance of producing a X Flare

[link to spaceweather.inf.brad.ac.uk]

Not really elongated...

This pic shows the complexity quite nicly, [link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]
Im not so graet at reading all the science stuff, but I've been following the sun for yeaaars and I find pictures speak a thousand words :)

Oh.. and how are you doing after your fishtank fail, (sorry fishing for jokes)

this X caused a R3 radio black out and a 10cm Radio Burst
[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]


NOAA ALERTS:

Space Weather Message Code: SUM10R
Serial Number: 521
Issue Time: 2011 Nov 03 2043 UTC

SUMMARY: 10cm Radio Burst
Begin Time: 2011 Nov 03 2016 UTC
Maximum Time: 2011 Nov 03 2027 UTC
End Time: 2011 Nov 03 2032 UTC
Duration: 16 minutes
Peak Flux: 620 sfu
Latest Penticton Noon Flux: 154 sfu

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​
Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF
Serial Number: 162
Issue Time: 2011 Nov 03 2022 UTC

ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5
Threshold Reached: 2011 Nov 03 2021 UTC
NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

thanks for adding that image
it does speak for it's self, thats for sure

haha love the jokes, there not getting old, just yet ^^
I'm progressing ok and now getting into physical therapy starting this next week :)
staying positive this with help me started back on the road to my old self :)
thanks for asking

WOW im totally flashed...^^

Video is uploading NINz :D

this X sure is dropping slow
i am waiting for updated images to see if there was a CME with this
and if so, it's direction of ejection
i will update you all on this the sek i have the needed info
ohhhh the waiting game sucks!

Space.com reports now..:

Largest Sunspot in Years Observed on the Sun


One of the largest sunspots in years has appeared on the sun, darkening part of its glowing face.

The massive sunspot, called AR1339, is about 50,000 miles (80,000 km) long, and 25,000 miles (40,000 km) wide, reports SpaceWeather.com. For comparison, Earth itself is only 8,000 miles (12,800 km) wide.

The behemoth isn't yet facing our planet, but was spotted today (Nov. 3) by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite. When it does turn our way in the days ahead, it should be an "easy target for backyard solar telescopes," according to SpaceWeather.com.

The sunspot is actually a group of nearby darkened spots on the sun, some of which are individually wider than planet Earth...

ReadMore:
[link to www.space.com]

:f5f5:

Uh oh it seems to be hovering at about an M

it's spkiking!

Spiking*

you know it!

yay please link the sek you have it :)

I don't think she's done yet

was waiting for this
what will she do, what will she do