The Sun sent two flares yesterday from active region 1283. This video shows the second flare, at 6:12 p.m. EDT (2212 GMT) on Tuesday an even bigger flare than the M-class flare from early on Sept. 6, at about 0150 GMT. This was an X-class flare, major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms. The latest update says the CMEs could sail north of Earth, delivering a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field, and could arrive between September 8 -10.
Spaceweather.com
says high-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras in the nights ahead.
The image below was sent in to Universe Today by Monty Leventhal showing the type 4B Flare with an X-ray class of X-2 in active region 1283.
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Here are the details and equipment Monty used:
Date:- 6-9-11 Time:- 22.05 U.T. Conditions:- Poor Camera:- Canon 300D Filter:- H-alpha. 6Å. Telescope:- Meade S.C. 10 inch