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AR2036 M class flare


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I had the privilege to witness an awesome solar flare today.  It began just before 2pm and lasted for quite a few minutes. When at its peak it reached 'M' 7.2 on the GOES X-ray data graph. It was fantastic to see on my computer screen while I captured it. I have never witnessed a flare get so bright so quickly before. It was awesome to watch.

Here are 3 images taken during the event. I captured 1000 frame avi's and stacked the best 10% in AS!2. False colour and tweaking in Photoshop CS5.

I used a Lunt60t DS with a X1.6 barlow.

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Thanks guys, but I was just lucky for once. There had been some minor activity earlier in the morning but I could not get a view till after 11am. I was broadcasting on NSN and I regularly check the X-ray data for signs of activity. I was dodging great banks of cloud during this event, but still managed a few captures during the clear bits.

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