Good morning folks. Here is an updated look at the visible solar disk on Thursday. Solar activity during the past 24 hours was high with one X-Flare and four M-Flares detected around sunspot 2297. The X2.2 event on Wednesday associated with a Type II radio emission likely produced a coronal mass ejection, however due to the lack of available coroagraph imagery, it is hard to determine an Earth directed component at this time. NOAA/SWPC believe that based on the flare location and radio emission, at least a small portion of the plasma cloud may be directed our way with a shock passage possible on Friday. Other activity around region 2297 includes an impulsive M3.2 at 04:46 UTC, an M1.6 at 11:50 UTC and M1.4 at 12:14 UTC. More flaring will be possible during the next 24 hours due to the complex magnetic layout of the sunspot group. A new sunspot numbered 2299 located in the southeast quadrant produced a C7 flare and will continue to be monitored. Sky watchers at high latitudes should be alert for aurora displays during the next several days. A number of coronal mass ejections from the previous 72 hours may deliver a glancing blow to our geomagnetic field and could lead to elevated geomagnetic activity.