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AR2017 has just unleashed an X1-class solar flare. and Earth Directed CME. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the extreme ultraviolet flash on March 29th at 17:48 UT: http://spaceweather.com/
Strong solar flare detected! Sunspot 2017 located in the northwest quadrantproduced an impulsive X1.0 solar flare peaking at 17:48 UTC. The flare was responsible for a brief radio blackout which effected the HF radio spectrum on the sunlit side of Earth during the middle of the CQ Worldwide WPX radio contest. Signals did recover quickly.
Major X-Class Flare and CME Earth Directed
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ609-EfO-E
CME UPDATE: SDO Captured a Strong X1,0 Class Eruption
Image credit: http://helioviewer.org/