Sun unleashed M1.3 solar flare, Sept.28 CME arrived
Posted by Chillymanjaro on in category Solar watch
M1.3 solar flare occurred at 04:33 UTC on September 30., 2012 More updates in coming minutes!
Meanwhile, the Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with the filament eruption near end-of-day September 28th has arrived. Geomagnetic storm levels reaching the G2 (Moderate) level are possible through October 1st as Earth remains under the influence of this CME according to latest NOAA/SWPC warning.
CURRENT CONDITIONS:
Solar wind
speed: 320.9 km/sec
density: 2.6 protons/cm3
The Radio Sun
10.7 cm flux: 133 sfu
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 7.9 nT
Bz: 7.6 nT south