At 18:37 UTC today the sun released an X1.7 Class flare from sunspot 1402 in the north west. A large coronal mass ejection seems to be headed away from Earth into the west. This is the seventh strongest solar flare of solar cycle 24. This follows the M3.2 class flare from sunspot 1401 and M8.7 class flare from sunspot 1402 last week. An R3 level radio blackout and an S2 level radiation storm have been caused by today’s activity. More info at solarham.com and spaceweather.com.
Keep an eye on the large coronal holes on the south side of the sun and sunspots. Might the next 100 sunspots put on an extraordinary show, as the sun reaches the zenith of solar cycle 24 ?
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