X1.8 Flare on Oct. 23, 2012

Solar Weather Alert (Solar Flare X1.8 Eruption)
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:53
AR 1598 erupted again, for the 4th time, on October 23, 2012. It produced a X1.8 Solar Flare, but it did not produce a CME or Coronal Mass Ejection.
Because it did not produce a CME, the effect of the flare hit the earth within minutes and only produced ionization in the upper atmosphere causing some radio blackouts in Asia and Australia, which was facing the sun at the time.
Since AR1598 is very active NOAA has changed the flare forecasts. Currently M-classes forecasts are at 75% for the next 48 hrs and X-Class is at 20% chance of occurring.
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