X Class solar flare

[Xymox]

So we just had our first X class solar flare. More to come. Geomagnetic storm is approaching.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5m.html

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/GOEShp.gif


Best page to watch the incoming storm hit the planet
http://137.229.36.30/cgi-bin/scmag/disp-scmag.cgi
http://137.229.36.30/cgi-bin/magnetometer/gak-mag.cgi

I wonder if the LHC will see the effects. Xray already hit us.

Partial radio black out in progress..

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/index.html

Aurora when it hits
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html

[Xymox]

Geomagnetic prediction center, but as of this minute has not updated for the flare that occurred.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rpc/costello/pkp_15m_24h.html


Alert:
Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01
Serial Number: 68
Issue Time: 2011 Feb 15 0246 UTC

SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1
Begin Time: 2011 Feb 15 0144 UTC
Maximum Time: 2011 Feb 15 0156 UTC
End Time: 2011 Feb 15 0206 UTC
X-ray Class: X2.2
Location: S20W15
NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong

[Xymox]

Good solar wind data live

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/ace_rtsw_data.html

[CharmQuark]

I am completely loving this thanks Chris

[Xymox]

Watch it occur. But so far these have not updated yet... They will...

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/mpeg/

[Xymox]

This looks to be completely boring. I cant even see a Coronal Mass Ejection looking at the vids.

But its a sign of things to come.

The LHC being a really big electromagnet would seem to be susceptiable to geomagnetic storms ? You would think its like a huge, super conductive antenna for magnetic fields this large. Even if they pulled the power all the coils would still act as a antenna ? No ?

[Kasuha]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunea ... class.html

[CharmQuark]

Thanks Kasuha