Another Major X-Flare and Massive Earth-Directed CME - S2 Solar Radiation Storm Alert - Comet CMEs

nemesis maturity Sunspot AR3848 unleashed a powerful solar flare early on Oct. 9th (01:56 UTC). The large sunspot is directly facing Earth. This explosion lasted more than 4 hours, so long that it lifted a massive CME out of the sun’s atmosphere. The X1.8 event is associated with fast moving, full halo coronal mass ejection (CME) that will be directed towards Earth. A passage past our planet will be likely within 48 hours based on the speed in which the ejected material appears to be leaving the Sun. A geomagnetic storm watch for late Thursday and into Friday should be expected. Proton Event - S2 Radiation Storm Energetic protons from the sun are striking the top of Earth’s atmosphere today following a strong solar flare during the early hours of Oct. 9. A moderate (S2) radiation storm is in progress as particles blasted away from the flare site make their way past our planet. Such a storm can cause elevated levels of radiation in airplanes flying over Earth’s poles and unwanted glitches in the electronics of Earth-orbiting satellites. The many speckles in the latest SOHO coronagraph images are solar protons striking the spacecraft’s camera. It is a sign and side-effect of the radiation storm. See the Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) as it is passing through the field of view of SOHO.