Powerful Solar X-Flare Pointed At Earth | Video
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 17:50
in Astronomy & Space
Sunspot AR2158 produced a X1.6-class flare on September 10th, 2014. The site of the blast faced where Earth would be if a coronal mass ejection (CME) was emitted. Imagery not yet fully returned from orbiting observatories will be checked for this.