M2.3 solar flare
Saturday, 2 January 2016 09:02 UTC
A long duration M2.3 solar flare (R1-minor) took place around sunspot region 2473 near the west limb and peaked today at 00:11 UTC.
Moderately strong M2.39 solar #flare from #sunspot region 12473 - Follow live on https://t.co/6H0obRsbUC pic.twitter.com/7x2X0l7D1m
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ALERT: Type IV Radio Emission Begin Time: 2016 Jan 01 2324 UTC
ALERT: Type II Radio Emission Begin Time: 2016 Jan 01 2322 UTC Estimated Velocity: 1019 km/s
This solar flare was highly eruptive and launched a partial halo coronal mass ejection of the west limb which is unlikely to hit Earth. It also caused a minor S1 solar radiation storm which causes HF radio issues through polar regions.
Animation: the partial halo coronal mass ejection launched by today M2.3 solar flare.
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