GOES Solar UltraViolet Imaging Satellite (SUVI) – Click for Animated Image

Solar Flare Alert:

Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected a M1.9-Class Solar Flare, 30-JUL-2026, at 17:00:00 UTC.

17:00.00 UTC is Noon, 12:00 p.m. CDT

Comparing the SUVI image with the current Sunspot image, the erruption appears to have originated from Sunspot 4482. Sunspots in the neighborhood of the brightest spot on the SUVI image reside in the “danger zone” for a geoeffective blast that would be aimed at Earth.

Time will tell when Spaceweather.com receives the detailed forecast. Details should be posted soon on Spaceweather.com.

The realtime gallery will also be posting the effects of multiple CME’s that were already on the way, destined to arrive, July 30-31, 2026

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Showers of Light

METEOR ALERT–THREE STREAMS AT ONCE: Don’t be surprised if you see a meteor tonight. Three streams of comet debris are intersecting Earth’s orbit this week, with a peak in activity expected on July 30-31.

Stream #1 is the most interesting. It’s the Alpha Capricornid stream. Parent comet: 169P/NEAT. Above is a typical “alpha Cap” observed by Brad Goldpaint in the Sierra backcountry near Independence, CA: