[HARC] SPECTACULAR EXPLOSION ON SUN

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SPECTACULAR EXPLOSION: On April 16th around 17:45 UT, magnetic fields  
curling over the sun's northeastern limb rose up and erupted, producing one of  
the most visually-spectacular explosions in years. The event, which also  
produced an M1.7-class solar flare and a coronal mass ejection, was not  
Earth-directed. Nevertheless, it confirms suspicions that a significant active  
region is rotating onto the Earth-side of the sun. Visit 
http://spaceweather.com  for movies and updates. 

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alerts are available from  http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and 
http://spaceweatherphone.com  (voice).