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X1.9 solar flare with earth-directed CME

A long duration X1.95 solar flare (R3-strong) has peaked today at 18:09 UTC which came from sunspot region 4341. This region is located close to the center of the earth-facing solar disk. Quite a surprise to see such a strong solar flare today we must say!

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