AN X-CLASS DOUBLE SOLAR FLARE

Lots of aurora activity coming up!

Space Weather News for Oct. 26, 2024
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AN X-CLASS DOUBLE SOLAR FLARE: Solar activity remains high with an X-class double solar flare on Oct. 26th. The explosion hurled an impressive CME into space, and it appears to have an Earth-directed component. Several big sunspots are turning toward Earth, so this could be the beginning of a week of stormy space weather. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.

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An M9.5-X1.8 class double flare on Oct. 26th. Extreme ultraviolet movie from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.