Major X9 Solar Flare | Oct 3, 2024

Sunspot region 13842 is producing large flares! This region just moved into a perfect earth-facing position and today produced the strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle! It was an X9 solar flare (R3-strong) that peaked at 12:18 UTC. This is the strongest solar flare in 7 years (the previous Solar Cycle 2017) The solar flare was fairly impulsive and short lasting but it still did cause an eruption which released solar material out in to interplanetary space. However, the Coronal Mass is mostly southward and under the Earth-Sun line. We do see a clear full halo outline therefore an earth-directed component is earth-bound. This eruption took place at the same time as a filament eruption however like the previous X-Flare the ejecta released looks to be short lasting. Geomagnetic storming conditions will be possible sometime October 6th. Newsletter Download Link (OCTOBER) Newsletter Download Link (NOVEMBER) Newsletter Download Link (DECEMBER) Website Subscription Information Facebook Live Quake Data Earthquake Forecasting Channel Another Quality Solar youtube Channel Earthquake Reporting Channel Soho Website Solar Soft website Solar Terrestrial Activity Report WSA-Enlil Solar Wind Prediction Helioviewer Quality Solar Website Estimated Planetary K index information GOES Xray Flux Data Sunspot Information from Solar Monitor Quality Weather Website Space Weather Website