Two new active regions could bring solar activity, one numbered (AR11589) and one not yet on the solar disk. Based on recent activity M class flares are possible from both.
The region just over the limb produced an M1 flare at 5:04 UT.
A composite in 131, 171 and 304 Angstrom light from SDO/AIA of an M1.0 solar flare at 5:04 UT, 10/10/12.
Geomagnetic activity continued last night with many aurora reports. Pilot Matt Melnyk captured this beautiful aurora from the cockpit of a plane while flying 21,000 feet over Alberta, Canada.
Aurora at 21,000 feet. credit: Matt Melnyk and courtesy of spaceweather.com
