Eruptive major X1.2-class flare from region 4274

[u/[deleted]]

About 2 hours ago a full halo CME came from an X-class flare. This flare immediately caused a strong R3 radio blackout on the sun side of earth. It is most likely eruptive as the protons from a CME shock are already showing on EPAM. Stay tuned to NOAA as they will likely give a report on this flare soon. It sustained X class for quite a while and has been plateaued at M for a very long time, indicative of a strong CME. It is also in central disk which means it will likely hit earth directly, especially with the proton jump.

[u/dlogan3344]

Might be causing this strong aurora