space.com: Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the firing line (video) (2024-10-03)
"The sun has just unleashed its most powerful solar flare this cycle, a colossal X-class eruption.
The X9.05 solar flare peaked at 8:10 a.m. EDT (1210 GMT), triggering shortwave
radio blackouts over Africa and Europe, the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption."
" That incoming CME is expected to hit Earth between Oct. 3 and Oct. 5, possibly triggering widespread
auroras."
noaa.gov: Sun Releases Strong X9.0 Solar Flare (2024-10-04)
"On Oct. 3, 2024, at 8:18 a.m. EDT, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured the Sun emitting a strong solar flare, seen here as a bright patch in the lower center of this imagery. Classified as an
X9.0 flare, (X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength) it is the most powerful so far in Solar Cycle 25."
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