[SFDXA] X-Class Flare updated

[Bill]

*X-FLARE! (UPDATED):*Active sunspot AR3386 erupted again on Aug. 5th 
(2221 UT), producing a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare. NASA's 
Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:

The flare ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere. This, in turn, caused a 
shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean:map 
<https://spaceweather.com/images2023/05aug23/blackoutmap.jpg>. Mariners 
and ham radio operators may have noticed loss of signal and other 
propagation effects at frequencies below 30 MHz.

A CMEis emerging 
<https://spaceweather.com/images2023/05aug23/x_cme.gif>from the blast 
site. It is not heading directly for Earth, but its flank might deliver 
a glancing blow on*Aug. 8th*or*9th*, adding its energy to that of 
another CME already en route. Stay tuned for an updated forecast after 
we receive more data from SOHO coronagraphs.*Solar flare alerts:*SMS 
Text <https://spaceweatheralerts.com/>

SpaceWeather.com
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