M5.1 Solar Flare + CME May 17, 2012

As forecasted AR11476 has unleashed a strong long duration M5.1 Solar Flare just prior to its rotation off the north western limb this morning at 01:47 UTC. A powerful Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) followed shortly after. This CME is not earth-directed. Associated with event is a S2 Solar Radiation Storm which is now in progress.

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[VadersDarkside]

Loving your work!!! I got the Coronado Solarmax out at the weekend and Sol is really putting on a show at the moment :) Can't wait for the transit of Venus in a couple of weeks. Do you think Venus will cause any additional activity?

[Whyrweherereally]

How common are solar cycles, generally? in other words is this normal, or should we be worried?

[flippsy]

wow that was the one you predicted a few days ago.

[bucolic]

so is something like this but much bigger gonna happen in Dec-2012?

[TheMrZ]

WOW! Even though this isn't directed at Earth, can we expect any type of effects from this?

[ThexBorg]

Boom! AR11476 turns the limb and yells adios! What a boomer that was! Buried the needle! And of course excellent timing!

[dmanbuckmaster]

What would happen if this did a bulls eye and hit us straight on? Dman wants to know.

[Whyrweherereally]

ah so every decade roughly, interesting.. what would have happened if that giant M5 would have hit us?

[Eccebudasatiro]

nos salvamos por un pelo de rana calva...

[YEP]

immer diese epochale mukke tztztz ;)