Major Solar Flare on August 9th

Space Weather News for August 9, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

X-FLARE: This morning at 0805 UT, sunspot 1263 produced an X7-class solar flare--so far the most powerful flare of new Solar Cycle 24.  The brunt of the explosion was not Earth directed.  Even so, a minor solar proton storm is in progress around our planet, and the flare also created waves of ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and more information.

SOLAR FLARE ALERTS:  Did you miss the eruption?  Next time get a solar flare alert: http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherpone.com (voice).


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Good Clear Skies
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Colin James Watling

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