About Another X-Class Flare & Two Comets....

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This X1.8 flared hot on the heels of an M9.5 on 26 October 2024. 

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun, Russia

 

Look at that humongous CME that followed:

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It's largely not facing Earth ~ seems like Venus is getting the attention for this one. 

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Let's turn to the Comets now ~ first up, the one dubbed "Comet of the Century" Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Space.com shows its dazzling tail as it passes our Sun:

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I'll show another still of this event towards the end of this post. There's also a video clip of this comet as it makes its way across the sky (here).

Next we have this Sungrazer (C/2024 S1) approaching our Sun (lower right):

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I'll be checking for updated footage in the following days as it flies into our Sun.

For the final resource, here's a video by MrMB333. Apart from the gorgeous Aurora Borealis performance, the video also features Comet A3 as it passes our Sun (around 2:18-minute mark), right as the CME was firing off (I'll refer to this in a later post):

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The video's main feature of the "rings" in the sky is also fascinating (4:50-minute mark).

So much happening....

Namarie! 💚