[SFDXA] X-class Solar Flare on Jan. 27th

Bill Marx bmarx at bellsouth.net
Fri Jan 27 18:10:59 EST 2012


> Space Weather News for Jan. 27, 2012
> http://spaceweather.com
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> X-FLARE:  Earth-orbiting satellites detected a powerful X2-class solar flare today, Jan. 27th, at 1837 UT (1:37 pm EST). The source was departing sunspot 1402.  The blast produced a spectacular CME (not Earth directed) and accelerated energetic protons toward Earth.  A low-level radiation storm is now in progress around our planet. Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.
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> SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call when sunspots erupt? Solar flare alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).


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