Solar Update / Sunspot 1598
Solar activity is currently at high levels with one X-Class Flare, one M-Class Flare and several C-Class flares detected within the past 24 hours. Almost all of the activity has been centered around active Sunspot 1598 located in the southeast quadrant. There will remain a chance for moderate solar flares on Tuesday with a possibility of a major solar flare within the next 24-48 hours.
On This Day in 2003
On this day back in 2003, A large Sunspot numbered 486 rotated into view off the eastern limb. It was responsible for numerous major solar flares which directly lead to what many remember as the 2003 Halloween Solar Storms. Extreme Geomagnetic activity resulted and this generated one of the best visible Aurora displays of all time. Currently Sunspot 1598 is following the same path, however it not yet anywhere near the complexity of old Sunspot 486.
