Historic Solar Flare
Space Weather.com reports, "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...[this] flare appears to have been even stronger. Because sunspot 486 is near the sun's western limb, the blast was not directed much toward Earth. Nevertheless, our planet's magnetic field might be hit by a coronal mass ejection on Nov. 5th or 6th. The impact will be glancing, but even a glancing blow from such a powerful explosion could stir geomagnetic storms. Sky watchers should be alert for auroras during the nights ahead." :: Submitted for your Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25) files.