Major Solar flare... geoeffective... another in progress hasn't peaked..

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Comment added at 10:30 UTC on September 24: A major long duration event has been in progress since 09:25 and is currently still increasing in intensity and is now at the X2.5 level. The source of this event is not yet clear, could be regions 9628/9632 or a region at the east limb. Further details to follow ...

Comment added at 11:00 UTC: Region 9632 was the source of the X2.6 long duration event which peaked at 10:38 UTC. A significant geoeffective CME may have been produced by the event.

Comment added at 12:23 UTC: An above 10 MeV proton event has just started and is intensifying quickly. The X2 long duration event produced a large and fast full halo CME. Earth should receive an impact from this CME on September 26 or 27 resulting in minor to major storming, possibly even severe storming.

Nice aurora over Afgahnistan the day after the pope leaves the area :)

-- Anonymous, September 25, 2001

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Oh well, looks like the second one is wimping out at about M7.6... still, red skies over the Taliban in 2 days....

-- Anonymous, September 25, 2001

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