SolarHam.com | Major X1.1 Solar Flare + Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) - Monday MARCH 5, 2012

Sunspot 1429 which now has a Beta-Gamma-Delta magnetic configuration, produced a major X1.1 Solar Flare at 04:09 UTC Monday morning on March 5, 2012. This video shows images and movies by SDO, EVE and Lasco C2. A coronal mass ejection was produced and a small portion of it looks to be Earth directed.