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Thursday, December 14, 2006

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X-CLASS FLARE: geoeffective, target earth! Region 10930 produced a major X3.4/4B proton flare peaking at 02:40 UTC on December 13. 4B is the maximum brightness on the brightness scale and occurs very rarely. Strong type II and IV radio sweeps were recorded and an intense proton storm started at Earth soon after the flare. It is likely that a major very fast Earth directed CME was caused by the flare.
NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of more X-flares today. Sunspot 930 has an unstable "delta-class" magnetic field that could erupt at any moment.
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html
Check in with Kent Steadman for further updates and forum discussions.
www.cyberspaceorbit.com

Shower Update:
The 2006 Geminid meteor shower peaked this morning, and the first reports are in: It was a good show. There were "lots of meteors and fireballs, " says Alex Conu near Bucharest, Romania. One Geminid over Ozark, Arkansas, "produced shadows more intense than during a full moon!" reports Brian Emfinge: gallery.

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