A massive solar flare that erupted on the Sun over the weekend have crossed the solar system and hit the Earth's magnetic field at approximately 8:15 a.m. EDT (12:15 UT) on Sept. 26, according to NASA.
The flares, which are backed by a small radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME), has kicked off moderate (G2) geomagnetic storms for low latitudes, but high latitudes are seeing severe (G4) levels of activity, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Skywatchers in northern Europe are already seeing some aurora activity and it may persist long enough for viewers in North America.
The sun has unleashed a series of solar flares over the last weekend. All the flares erupted from the same sunspot, No. 1302. It started on Saturday morning when an X1.9-category flare erupted at 5:40 a.m. EDT.
The active region has unleashed M8.6 and M7.4 flares on Sept. 24 and an M8.8 flare early on Sept. 25. But the good news is none of them have been squarely Earth-directed, but this could change as the sunspot turns toward our planet in the days ahead.
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