This Solar Flare is brought to you by the number 8, and Death.

[sofa king]

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/science/140225/huge-solar-flare-erupts-sun

[BrotherIvan]

1. Thanks for the awe!

[Callmecrazy]

2. So much energy there...

Free for the taking. It even delivers.

[needledriver]

3. When a solar spill happens

it's just called a nice d- holy fuck! Keep that thing away from me!

[defacto7]

4. Well... not much death.

It an X class which means really big. Those happen. It's the Mega class unprecedented (X-ray flux >= 1.00e-3 W/m^2) we may want to keep an eye on.

Absolutely fantastic!

[sofa king]

5. You don't see Death with his scythe?

In the blue band, especially. Tilt your head to the left. Or maybe I'm crazy. Or both, ha ha!

[defacto7]

6. Well.... ya know.....

Could be.....

[LeftOfWest]

7. Link to Daily sun Activity

http://spaceweather.com/




Thanks for the cool link/pics!

recommended.