[AZ-Observing] Re: Historic Solar Flare
- From: Paul Dickson <dickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 01:35:31 -0700
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:37:59 -0700, Jeff Hopkins wrote:
> Space Weather News for Nov. 5, 2003
> http://spaceweather.com
>
> Giant sunspot 486 unleashed another intense solar flare on Nov. 4th (1950
> UT), and this one could be historic. The blast saturated X-ray sensors
> onboard GOES satellites. The last time this happened, in April 2001, the
> flare that saturated the sensors was classified as an X20--the biggest
> ever recorded at the time. Yesterday's flare appears to have been even
> stronger.
It was X28.
Last Tuesday I noted the sunspot number on Spaceweather.com, it was 175.
Now it's only 11.
-Paul
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