Large Solar Flare In Progress, Sunspot 1520 Still Banging

Considering 1520 is basically over the limb, this is probably over an X-Flare. It's not visible on the HMIIC Image, so, you are not measuring the Base which harbors the highest X-Rays.

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

Not earth directed

And just when it looked like it was going quiet for awhile.
At least weare on the dark side for this go

Considering it's over the limb, it would be kinda hard to be Earth directed...

It is still an impressive display, and most definitely an X-Flare.

Howdy, T-Bar M 7.6, that's the spirit! Stilll going up. I think we'll see another jump in protons.
[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

:gigantor again:

You may find this ACE report of interest. It's about SEP events from beyon the limb.

[link to www.srl.caltech.edu]

True enough... But the extra worry of my husband flying home on grid damage day would be too much!

Ummm, who are you answering? Or are you a little punchie at this hour, like the rest of us on the dark side.
Pushing a little here myself as the airlift threads has
me curious,,,

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that chart. There isn't anything this should be coming from. It must be a large flare to register so high without seeing the base.

so the 10 MeV particle bath source isn't from anything
visible? Hmmm?

It was a nice vertical spike but seems to be rounding off now... maybe not even X

Here's a video talking about a backside flare that registered low but most probably was an X-Flare because the highest energy portion of the flare wasn't measured. Same as with this one, the highest energy wasn't measured but it was STILL almost an X. This had to of been a big flare.

You see the Top don't you? I do. Do you see the bottom?

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

No, no. We've been having a proton event ongoing since yesterday's huge CME from the same region. I was just speculating that it may rise further from this even bigger flare. Sorry if I confused anybody, haha.

NOAA's Space Weather warnings page (just click on the colored icons)-

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

Yesterday's CME pic-

The proton jump and still on started on afternoon July 17.
That doesn't mesh with the current flare, does it?

is there potential for it to come around for another shot?
does the naming convention change if it where to go all the way around the sun? jc

There's your answer. Is there something else on your mind?

They're numbered and gets a new one when it re-appears,
right Tbar?

It will probably make it back around, if it does, it will be renumbered. The numbering was developed back when they couldn't track the Spots on the backside, so, they were always renumbered because they couldn't be sure it was the same spot.

Last Edited by TBar1984 on 07/19/2012 02:38 AM

Oh Ohh. Bring the slaves in from the fields....or give them each a dime-sized dollop of Coppertone and subtract 25% from their monthly pay?


I couldn't get that 3rd linky to worky.

The third link is now in calibration mode. They have been doing that lately when a large flare erupts. You would think it would be calibrated by now...

Stereo A is starting to show it now. The same downward trajectory,

[link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]

[link to stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov]

Last Edited by TBar1984 on 07/19/2012 02:52 AM

The ACE protons are rising now.

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

D-Layer absorption over China, India, and the Persian Gulf:

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

Here are the SOHO Shots;

7/19/0600 [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]
[link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]

7/19/0612 [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]
[link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]

7/19/0624 [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]
7/19/0718 [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]

Last Edited by TBar1984 on 07/19/2012 04:28 AM

Hmmm....

BREAKING NEWS: 18 July 2012 -- ANOTHER X FLARE?



Is there an echo in here?

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