NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured an M8.7-class solar flare on Jan 23, 2012

Report from NOAA/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center : "The strongest Solar Radiation Storm since September, 2005 is in progress and continues to get stronger and a very fast Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is headed towards Earth."


M8.7 - Max: 0359 (Sunspot region 1402)


AIA 304 (2012-01-23 00:26:44 - 04:56:44 UTC)