The sun has come alive! M class and X class flares..the latest in a series of strong bursts that came off of the sun was an X1.7 flare. It will be set now to provide a glancing blow to the planet Earth.. The X class flare came from sunspot 1882.. you can find the most and best information concerning this and other previous flares from the suddenly active sun on SOALRHAM.NET, plus you can also hear why the sun is suddenly so active and what that can mean courtesy a video provided by Art Bell’s website..
But at this point two CMEs are heading to earth..
Also this link of worth reading: A ‘Canyon of Fire’ solar filament eruption was caught on close up video..