X1.0 - Flare began at: 1014 peaked at: 1026 ended at: 1034 6.6E-02 (Sunspot active region 1893) http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/indices/events.html Solar activity is expected to be low with a slight chance for an M-class flare on Nov, 22 Nov, 23 Nov, 24 Nov. The eruption on Nov. 19th has had little effect on Earth because the flare site is near the Sun's SW limb where a cluster of non-Earth facing sunspots is rotating off the Earthside of the Sun. LASCO C2 (2013-11-18 07:36:05 -- 2013-11-20 06:36:05 UTC) AIA 304/335 (2013-11-19 02:17:50 - 10:47:14 UTC) "Solar flares are classified as A, B, C, M or X according to the peak flux (in watts per square meter, W/m2) of 100 to 800 picometer X-rays near Earth, as measured on the GOES spacecraft. Within a class there is a linear scale from 1 to 9.n (apart from X), so an X2 flare is twice as powerful as an X1 flare, and is four times more powerful than an M5 flare." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare "The GOES 12 through 15 spacecraft each carry a sophisticated Solar X-ray Imager to monitor the Sun's X-rays for the early detection of solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and other phenomena that impact the geospace environment." http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sxi/index.html Explanation on the Classification of X-ray Solar Flares : http://spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html SWPC Real-time Monitor Displays http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots Music: Smart Riot - YouTube Audio Library Credit: Helioviewer.org SOHO (ESA & NASA)

• published: 22 Nov 2013
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