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Solar Activity Increases
April 11, 2024 @ 19:40 UTC

Solar activity reached moderate levels on Thursday with an impulsive M5.4 solar flare peaking at 17:06 UTC (Apr 11). Although a rapid flare, you would think a flare above the M5.0 level would be easy to pinpoint, but it was not. There was some activity around the time of the X-Ray event centered off the southeast limb in the vicinity of old region 3615, and just afterwards, an apparent eruption was observed beyond the northeast limb. AR 3635 had also been producing C-Flares on Thursday as well. Whatever the source was, it is clear that elevated solar activity looks to be on the horizon.

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packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
jed turtle said:
just a reminder: it’s considered very impolite and in bad form to make suggestions of where such a cosmic thunderbolt would meet with one’s enthusiastic approval, such as from NYC to DC, or say “wherever that rock is that Jed Turtle is hiding under… “
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Fun fact... several months ago, in South America, several "thunderbolts" were witnessed in some high plains desert where they have happened in the past millennia ago. Scientists are ignoring what the locals are saying. Ben at SuspiciousObservers, and several others, got wind of the events and are starting to raise the alarm. These "thunderbolts" come from space, they're not normal lightning.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Strong Solar Flare Detected
May 6, 2024 @ 06:40 UTC (UPDATED)
A major solar flare reaching X4.52 (R3 Radio Blackout) was detected around AR 3663 in the northwest quadrant at 06:35 UTC (May 6). This is now the 3rd strongest solar flare in terms of peak X-Ray flux during the current Solar Cycle 25. Coronal dimming to the north of the region is evident in the latest imagery meaning somewhat of a CME should be expected. Whether there is an Earth directed component or not will be answered once new coronagraph imagery is available.
CME Update: Coronagraph imagery courtesy of STEREO Ahead shows a small, northerly directed CME leaving the Sun following the X4 solar flare this morning. Much like all of the other flares around 3663, it should be directed well off the Sun-Earth line.


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