Coronal Mass Ejection headed to Earth on Oct. 30

The sleeping giant seems to have awoken.  Although the Sun is in a solar maximum, it has been relatively quiet - that is until recently.  The Sun has released three solar flares in the last three days. The latest flare was an X-class flare, which is the most intense flare the sun releases.  Be prepared for some solar storms on the 30th of October since the latest flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME).  At the very least this CME will cause some beautiful auroras and at the most extreme ends can disrupt our satellites and power grids.  

"Canyon of Fire" on the Sun

The Solar Dynamics Observatory pieced together pictures taken on September 29 & 30 and created a video which displays a 200,000 mile "canyon of fire" on the Sun's surface.  By observing the varying colors in the images, scientists believe that much of the canyon had temperatures at 1.8 million degrees Fahrenheit.