Removing the Shackles: Solar Update: Sol has Heart!!!

In the past 48 hours we have had two major solar flares- an M4.5 and an X1.6-  both came with CMEs and are directly geoeffective Earth facing.   The M4.5 launched a slow moving CME that should intercept Earth early tomorrow- Sept 12.   The X1.6 launched a fast moving CME that should intercept Earth….. early tomorrow. The X1.6 event lasted for a full hour from beginning to end.

The two sun spots we are eagerly watching are 2158 and 2157- both showing beta gamma delta configurations and both growing in size.  2158 is above the solar equator and 2157 just below it.

We are currently experiencing a radiation storm  with elevated levels of high and low energy protons streaming past Earth, and are expecting a geomagnetic storm tomorrow morning as the first of the CME waves arrive.

… none of this info was what inspired me to post this article though.  It was watching the video posted below.  This photo is a screen shot that I captured from the video.

http://www.solarham.net/

http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2014/09/10/major-solar-flare-measuring-x1-6-erupts-sends-earth-directed-cme/

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/eit_284/512/

http://www.solarham.net/latest_imagery/211b.htm

Posted by D … Breaking The Silence at 05:09 

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