SEVERE SOLAR ACTIVITY

Ref: http://spaceweather.com/

SEVERE SOLAR ACTIVITY: The most
powerful solar flare in 14 years, a remarkable
X18-category explosion, erupted from sunspot 486 this
morning at approximately 1110 UT. An intensifying
S3-class solar radiation storm is in progress. The explosion
hurled a coronal mass ejection almost directly toward
Earth, which could trigger bright auroras when it arrives
on Oct 29th or 30th. Stay tuned for details.

-Sam Wormley
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/aurora.html