FYI, Keep an Eye on the Sky

@apache235 you may be right.

 

I have had XM radio cutting out for no apparent reason today.
Is the sun up to no good again?

 

Not today, Monday.

 

This is the same region that started this thread, now on the back side of the sun, sending out a second massive solar blast since it rotated out of view. It will be coming back to our way in about a week.

 

The bright spot on the left is the same region coming around at us again. It produced two M class flares last time we saw it and two X class while on the far side. It may be an interesting solar week.

 

Sweet pictures!

 

This is the first and second solars flare today.

 

LATEST SOLAR NEWS:
(Sep 6 1229UTC) An X9.3 solar flare has erupted – significant CME analysis will need to take place today. This flare was the largest in 12 years and is the 15th largest solar flare on record.
(Sep 6 1143UTC) An X class solar flare erupted this morning – CME analysis is a few hours away. Meanwhile, solar wind must be monitored today for the impact of the CME that erupted two days ago. Strong geomagnetic storms are expected.
(Sep 5 1119UTC) Solar flaring may continue today. A CME is en-route to earth and expected to arrive tomorrow ~1800UTC. Moderate to Strong geomagnetic storms are expected.
(Sep 5 0056UTC) Today’s primary CME is now visible on SOHO Lasco C3. This forecaster estimates a 99% chance of earth impact between 1200UTC on the 6th and 2359 on the 7th. There is a 1% chance of it arriving sooner, which would trigger very strong geomagnetic storms.

 

(Sep 6 1408UTC) First images of the CME come from STEREO A which shows a large, likely earth-directed CME.

 

X-9.3 Solar Flare (second of the day)
The location of Active Region 2673 favors Earth-directed CMEs. However, analysis of the event is still in progress.

CME produced by M5.5 solar flare on September 4, 2017 is heading toward Earth and is expected to arrive later today (September 6). A G3 - Strong geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for September 6 and 7.

 

Nice reporting @T. Riley I have been checking Solarham. SOLARHAM.com | Solar Cycle 24 | Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website

In case people missed the post in the shoutbox from MG, Suspicious Observers is a great place for info.

 

Not chicken littleing, but this could be...noticeable if nothing else.

 

I think you are correct. Won't know for sure until about 10:30 tonight what this thing has thrown our way and it could be here within hours after that without further warning in the early morning hours. Might be a chance to see the northern lights in Texas. Wouldn't be the first time.

 

Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade

The orbiting Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency, is currently out of contact with Earth because of its location, so observers will not be able to see any coronal mass ejections caused by this morning's flares until 10:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT),

 

1830 GMT is 1430 EDT or 2:30 pm EDT. But yeah, sucked for us that we couldn't get information sooner.

 

Not just another day on the sun. Heads up.

 

Two CME's today, big one on the way.

 

The last couple of hours has seen 5 alert emails from the space weather folks with increasing severity. Looks like auroras will be visible as far south as Alabama as of the last one.

Hold on to your hats y'all.

 

What a 9.3 looks like. The power of billions of hydrogen bombs. It's not here yet.