| X-FLARE !! Solar activity is now high. Big Active Region 11429, which emerged on March 2nd, is crackling with strong flares. The strongest so far, an X1-class eruption, occured just ths morning, March 5th at 0413 UT. The explosion also hurled a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. The expanding cloud will probably deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field on March 7th. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras in the nights ahead. Earthquake Forecasting Channel youtube.com Earthquake Reporting Channel www.youtube.com solarwatcher website solarwatcher.net Soho Website http Solar Soft website www.lmsal.com WSA-Enlil Solar Wind Prediction www.swpc.noaa.gov Helioviewer www.helioviewer.org Quality Solar Website www.solarham.com Estimated Planetary K index information http GOES Xray Flux Data www.swpc.noaa.gov Sunspot Information from Solar Monitor www.solarmonitor.org Quality Weather Website www.westernpacificweather.com Space Weather Website http Intro music used is royalty free and created by Kevin MacLeod Music used is Swords and Claws by Soundcritters |