First X-Class Solar FLare of 2012.

[HybridSquidGirl]

You're welcome :D

[cbemerine]

something a comet/asteroid/whatever-it-was hit the sun from 180 degrees from the CME moments before the CME, here is video of it posted by @sunsflare watch?v=in28Iw58Xfs

We have seen this a few times in the past, why won't the scientific community even add this as a potential cause of CMEs? What are they afraid of?

[izlude2]

my pal and a few others across my social network all threw up within the past few hours. wonder if solar flares can cause you physical discomfort? bwahaha... aw well, it's over now right?

[quantumtheo]

Dude, thank you so much for the shots of where the stereo sats are! I know there's a website that shows it, i just never go....

Thanks again, keep up the great work!

[wicapis]

Phenomenal upload!

[irisphant]

nice compilation, thank you

[ETHIOLOGIST1]

This was a beautiful eruption. Thank you for sharing.

[mbslaade]

Outstanding!! 

[Torpor111]

HUGE!

[scooota6191]

Nice work

[xDarkcynx]

not earth directed 

[lyricsacals]

does anybody know if it's affected Earth yet?

[Skyywatcher88]

@lyricsacals Yes..it affected Earth only moments after the flare with brief radio blackouts, S2-radiation storm....caused by a proton event. Note protons are more powerful than electrons...that is the snow you see in the SOHO images after the blast...the protons are hiting the instruments lens at an accelerated rate.

[lyricsacals]

@Skyywatcher88 wow thank you :)

[Skyywatcher88]

@lyricsacals You're welcome, glad you liked...Peace!

[008808800]

@Skyywatcher88 This wasn't earth directed, beside, it takes days to reach earth. You say moments? Show me anywhere where this can travel that fast, it's impossible! All might have been from the storm of the C9 prior to this event, which was to reach earth Wed/Thur

[008808800]

@Skyywatcher88 Man, I used to like watching your vids, but with the dis-info now, ptttf, I'm going to un-subscribe! lol, a solar flare that reaches earth (non earth directed) in less then a day? Now you're over the top! Dead wrong!

If you can't get subs the legit way, don't start making chit up!

[diegonikki]

@lyricsacals fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck i went fishing it was 0 celsius in the middle east and snowing wtf !!!!!!!! last month now it hit a few days ago it was bad temperature dropped to 8 celsius and there were no fish :( they said solar flare killed 1000000 fishes in the area this isnt a joke a whole pack of tuna died and there were millions of fish dead in the shore the next day :( :( fuuuuuuuck

[lyricsacals]

@diegonikki woah are you serious?!?! omg!

[diegonikki]

@lyricsacals yes its true its so sad imma quit fishing and go back to pyrotechnics

[Thyalwaysseek]

That is insane how the whole Sun reacts like that! We will all feel the effects of this, this was huge!

[redfoxtrapper]

@Thyalwaysseek

when looking at that blast, I can tell that light and the X flare did pop stuff this way.. I think you are right.

[Thyalwaysseek]

@redfoxtrapper I think even if this wasn't directed at Earth it was powerful enough to be felt throughout the entire solar system. Peace : )

[redfoxtrapper]

@Thyalwaysseek

Oh, I totally agree. Everything felt or will feel this one for sure. We have more spots growing coming our way as well.

Thanks for the reply Dee.

Peace back at ya!

RFT

[ramir332]

@Thyalwaysseek the blast site was not facing Earth.

[Thyalwaysseek]

@ramir332 Makes no difference we are currently experiencing a S2-class radiation storm.

[TheLANDADDY]

We're in for an exciting solar cycle, eh?

Thanks you Skywatcher!

[TeachMetheUnknown]

Earth directed???

[Skyywatcher88]

@TeachMetheUnknown No really...but Earth was affected.

[008808800]

@Skyywatcher88 How so, when it hasn't even reached here yet?

[JjjeeesssBbb]

The stereo A got hit head on from this flare

[maddogmona]

enjoyed very very much !! thank you kind sir

[tlmann64]

I did enjoy! Thank you very much !