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X1.8 solar flare, severe geomagnetic storm watch
Wow. We are writing this news article with a heart filled with excitement. This night at 01:56 UTC we had a major solar flare which launched an equally as impressive coronal mass ejection into space. Earth-facing sunspot region 3848 produced a long duration X1.8 solar flare (R3-strong) which peaked at 01:56 UTC. This region is in a perfect earth-facing position and it became quickly clear that it was an eruptive solar flare.
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Wednesday, 9 October 2024
X1.8 solar flare, severe geomagnetic storm watch
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Double X-flares, glancing blow possible
Saturday, 5 October 2024
Incoming CME, G3 geomagnetic storm watch
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| Last X-flare | 2024/10/09 | X1.4 |
| Last M-flare | 2024/10/15 | M2.1 |
| Last geomagnetic storm | 2024/10/12 | Kp5 (G1) |
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| Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
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| September 2024 | 141.4 -74.1 |
| October 2024 | 156.3 +14.9 |
| Last 30 days | 148.8 -15.7 |