'Monster' Solar Storm Erupts On the Sun

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[Scott Evil]

Seems like just yesterday we had horizon to horizon auroras. I think they even got as far south as Florida. ( late Oct. '05 or '06? ). Hopefully we don't break any records this go around.

[cjl]

Nope. This was just an M class flare. They're sizeable, but not that unusual. There was an X class flare on Feb. 14 though, which was substantially stronger.