[tired&retired]

However, because its trajectory is so far off the sun-Earth line, the CME will deliver a no more than a glancing blow. NOAA forecasters expect a weak impact late in the day on Feb. 26th.

[tired&retired]

Here is another story on this:

Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Biggest of 2014

http://www.space.com/24801-sun-unleashes-monster-solar-flare.html

The videos are beautiful

[moose07]

PING ,Solar flare.

[spokeshave]

By tradition, sunspots are renumbered each time they return, so AR1967 has been given a new name, AR1990. After today, that is what we will call it.

News to me....

so the sunspot count of the current cycle is even lower....

heading for a Dalton Minimum as we speak.

[GreyFriar]

Wild sun ping.