Enormous Flare in Progress in AR 1158

[SDO]

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Active region 1158 let loose with an X2.2 flare at about 0150 UT or 8:50 pm ET on February 14. This makes it the biggest flare so far in Solar Cycle 24. AR 1158 is in the southern hemisphere, which has been lagging the north in activity but now leads in big flares!

Here is a blowup of the flaring region at 0153 UT (February 15, 2011) in AIA 335. Many of the short lines in the image are not part of the flare but are from light scattered on the inside of the telescope. More on that later.

Sit back and enjoy the show!

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[Icecold]

Thanks for the update SDO.

The heliosphere looks very active at the moment.

[Carmody]

I'm getting back spasms. There must be some flare activity right now....?

[bashi]

Thanks for the quick update.
Its a BIG one.
Here another diagram:




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[shiva777]

lots of loopy people around ....this forum in particular...lol...witnessed a car accident today,people looking very disorientated...the sun combined with the full moon effect in the next few days might lead to some eventful days ahead...noticed during meditation that the energies are pouring in big time already.Make the most of them,take off your shoes and get GROUNDED,meditate,have fun,get activated...give your computers a rest,they need it

[NinjaPhil]

ok that was a big one - thanks for sharing

[Phil]

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if any Sort wave listeners have notice much skip I would be interested to find out.