Major X Class Solar Flare A long duration and major X1.1 solar flare peaked at 04:09 UTC Monday morning around Sunspot 1429. A strong R3 Level Radio Blackout resulted. A bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is now seen in the latest STEREO Behind and Lasco images. The expanding plasma cloud is mostly heading towards the north and east, however a small portion looks to be Earth directed. This is the 10th largest solar flare of the current Sunspot Cycle and it also happens to be the 10th X-Class flare as well. Stay Tuned to SolarHam.com for the latest updates. You can also follow the latest updates on SolarHam Facebook and clicking "LIKE".
SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 05 0230 UTC Maximum Time: 2012 Mar 05 0409 UTC End Time: 2012 Mar 05 0443 UTC X-ray Class: X1.1 Optical Class: 2b Location: N15E54 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong
As of this day 5th March, 2012 we have 144 days to go before the Opening Ceremony in London, England of the Olympic Games. The Games are between 27th July, 2012 and 12th August, 2012.
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