Solar Flare After X8.2 X-Ray
Taken by Philip Smith on September 10, 2017 @
Manorville, NY USA
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Date Taken: 2017:09:11 00:48:45
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I got the chance to image my first Solar Flare X-Ray today on 9-10-17 from my backyard. It started out as an X8.2 Solar Flare.
Solar Flare Classifications:....
Solar flares are classified as A, B, C, M or X according to the peak flux (in watts per square meter, W/m2) of 100 to 800 picometer X-rays near Earth, as measured on the GOES spacecraft. Each class has a peak flux ten times greater than the preceding one, with X class flares having a peak flux of order 10-4 W/m2. Within a class there is a linear scale from 1 to 9, so an X2 flare is twice as powerful as an X1 flare, and is four times more powerful than an M5 flare. The more powerful M and X class flares are often associated with a variety of effects on the near-Earth space environment. Although the GOES classification is commonly used to indicate the size of a flare, it is only one measure.
More info http://www.solarham.net/index.htm. Kind Regards
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