(Zie bericht Jorge op WO; ik zal het hier ook maar even melden maar wil niet met de eer strijken hehe)
One of the most powerful solar flares in years, a remarkable X18-category explosion, erupted from sunspot 486 this morning at approximately 1110 UT. An intensifying S3-class solar radiation storm is in progress. The explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection almost directly toward Earth, which could trigger bright auroras when it arrives on Oct 29th or 30th. Stay tuned for details.
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(BRON: SPACEWEATHER.COM)
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