Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare of 2015 (as of May 5)

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An impulsive, major solar flare reaching X2.7 erupted at 22:05 UTC (5:05 p.m. CDT) and ended at 22:15 UTC, peaking at 22:11 UTC. Please be sure to subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NW7US?su... This is the most intense flare so far, in year 2015. It is not the most powerful in this current sunspot cycle. This X2.7-level flare produced a level R3 (Strong) shortwave radio blackout on the sunlit side of Earth, which was over the Pacific region. A coronal mass ejection was associated with this flare. The flare originated in Sunspot Active Region NOAA 2339. In addition, the flare produced a two-minute radio burst, heard as a roar of static from shortwave receivers on Pacific isles and western parts of North America. A radio burst of this kind is generally short-lived, but can cause interference for radar, GPS, and satellite communications. Thank you for watching, commenting, and most of all, for subscribing. By subscribing, you will be kept in the loop for new videos and more... my YouTube Channel: / nw7us -- Tomas, Amateur radio guy and space weather guru; NW7US -- Home page: http://NW7US.us/ and http://SunSpotWatch.com -- Contributing editor, propagation and space weather columns in

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