<p>A solar flare is a huge release of energy at and near the surface of the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation and fast particles. On 19 January 2023 at around 11:00 UTC I was lucky enough to see a solar flare with my own eyes using a <a href="https://www.meadeuk.com/Coronado-Personal-Solar-Telescope-PST.html">Coronado PST Solar Telescope</a> that belongs to the <a href="https://theasg.org.uk/">Astronomical Society of Glasgow</a>.</p>

<p>This audio was recorded the day after I had seen it so the details remained fresh in my mind.</p>

<p>A view of how the Sun appears through the Coronado PST H&alpha; telescope taken with the main camera of Samsung Galaxy S9+ phone at the eyepiece, after much trial and error! This was taken on 20 January 2023 at 13:08 UTC the day after the flare. The enormous sun spot is still visible.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr3857/20230120_111458_1.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr3857/20230120_111458_1_thumbnail.jpg" title="The enormous sun spot is still visible on 20 January 2023 at 13:08 UTC." alt="Sunspot" /></a></p>
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<p>The X-ray flux from the Sun measured by the <a href="https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux">GOES satellite(s)</a>.</p>
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<p>A short movie of images covering the period from 10:01 UTC to 11:21 UTC  observed by the <a href="https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/">SDO satellite's AIA instrument</a>.</p>
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