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Thursday, July 19, 2012

A large solar flare reaches Earth


The huge AR 1520 spot with a diameter ten times that of Earth, launched an X-flare 1.4, within the highest level in the intensity scale (there are A, B, C, M and X, points which is a number from 1 to 9). Whiplash has caused a coronal mass ejection (CME), a fiery cloud of particles and radiation that could affect Earth, as explained by the Space Weather Observatory.
The blaze has had consequences in South America, Central America and parts of the Caribbean, where there have been radio blackouts R2 level (high level).