M4 Flare

No, not a flare on the M4 but an M4 class flare from AR1882. It erupted yesterday and the CME it produced is Earth bound, reaching us on the 31st. As this sunspot group is still very active and facing our way even more powerful flares are a possibility, NASA currently predicts a 70% chance of M class and 35% chance of X class flares today.
The image is a bit grotty but was the best I could get given the cloud cover and intermittent heavy showers. The orange circle is just to highlight AR1882 and is not actually on the Sun!

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