[South Florida DX Association] MAJOR SOLAR FLARE:

[Bill Marx]

Space Weather News for Dec. 5, 2006

MAJOR SOLAR FLARE:  Earth-orbiting satellites detected a powerful X-class 
solar flare this morning, Dec. 5th, at 10:35 Universal Time.  The source: 
big, new sunspot 929, which is emerging over the Sun's eastern limb. 
Because of the sunspot's position near the limb, this flare was not 
Earth-directed.  Future eruptions could be, however, because the Sun's spin 
is turning the spot toward Earth.   Sunspot 929 will be visible for the next 
two weeks as it glides across the solar disk.